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Salaam Washington Green | |
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| Born | April 29, 1976 Greensboro, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | University of Montevallo (BA); University of North Dakota (MS) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Poetry |
Salaam Washington Green (born April 29, 1976) is an American author and poet based in Birmingham, Alabama. Green was named the inaugural poet laureate of Birmingham, Alabama, in 2024.[1] She is the founder and director of Literary Healing Arts, and author of the poetry novel The Other Revival: Poems and Reckonings (2025). [2]
Early life and education
[edit]Green was born in Greensboro, Alabama. Growing up in a family of educators in Alabama’s Black Belt, Green developed an early appreciation for literature, citing that the Black Belt region “has to be the most literary rich space in Alabama.” [3] She earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Montevallo in 1999. She later received her Master of Science in Early Childhood Education from the University of North Dakota in 2013, going on to work as a child development instructor.
Career
[edit]Green’s early career began with writing jobs, but limited opportunities and low pay pushed her to pivot towards education. After earning her master’s in Early Childhood Education, she spent nearly a decade working in childhood education.
After a divorce and personal challenges, Green turned to literature as a form of healing and self-expression. In 2016, she founded her own organization, titled the Literary Healing Arts, dedicated to helping women navigate adversity through literary reflection in workshops and classes.[4]
Green has completed residencies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Auburn University, and the Wallace House.[5][6]
As a Road Scholar with the Alabama Humanities Alliance, Green has led workshops and seminars across the state. She has also partnered with the Kellogg Foundation as a Racial Healing Facilitator, where she has led creative writing seminars.[7]
On June 19, 2025, she published her first full-length novel, The Other Revival: Poems and Reckonings.[8] The book follows a Black poet invited to perform at a former plantation, and explores the emotional weight of the request and the history it symbolizes. Green cites her tenure as a poet-in-residence at the Wallace House, a former slave plantation and current historical site in Harpersville, Alabama, as inspiration behind the book. [9][10]
In an interview with WBHM, she described that she “felt the weight and the heaviness that was there [at the Wallace House], unlike I thought I would.” Green remarked that her engagement with the location’s history influenced the prose of her poetry, stating, “It’s remembering the fingerprints on the walls. And so I wanted the poems to come across in a way. When people read it, they felt as if they were there, putting their fingerprints on walls.”[11]
Notable works
[edit]- The Other Revival: Poems and Reckonings (June 17, 2025)[12]
Recognition
[edit]In addition to her role as Birmingham’s inaugural poet laureate,[13] Green received the Literary Arts Award and the Poet Award for Innovation in Alabama. [14]
Her work has been featured in publications such as the *Alabama Arts Journal*, *The Birmingham Times*, *Feminist Review*, *Black Youth Project*, *Scalawag*, *BUST*, *Southern Women’s Review*, and *Black Joy Anthology*.[15]
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- ^ "Salaam Green". Bhamwiki. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "Salaam Green, Birmingham's First Poet Laureate". Clyde Hill Publishing. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "The PEN Ten: An Interview with Salaam Green". PEN America. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "Birmingham poet laureate to publish powerful poetry collection". Bham Now. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "History". Wallace Arts Foundation. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "Salaam Green selected as the city of Birmingham's inaugural poet laureate". AP News. December 15, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "The Other Revival". Clyde Hill Publishing. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "Salaam Green selected as the city of Birmingham's inaugural poet laureate". AL.com. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "A Former Plantation Becomes a Space for Healing, Art, and Reparative History". WVTF. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "Birmingham's Poet Laureate Releases The Other Revival for Juneteenth". WBHM. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "The Other Revival". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "Salaam Green named Birmingham's inaugural poet laureate". CBS 42. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "Who is Salaam Green?". Momentum Leaders. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ "Salaam Green on the 'Privilege' of Becoming Birmingham's First Poet Laureate". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved June 12, 2025.