Nayyirah waheed books list of books by author nayyirah. It provides the words that we have always needed to hear and from someone who looks like us. Its hard to give a comprehensive overview of it while also trying to impart the effect it had on me while reading. In salt, youll find simple short stories about life, love, nature and self. Nayyirah waheed has published two books with her poetry. Salt by nayyirah waheed 20, paperback for sale online. Ever since i read it, ive bought it five times to gift to friends.
The poem above epitomizes nayyirah waheed s transcendence of language in her followup to her collection salt. Her book salt, touched me deeply, so that i was inspired to read her second book nejma, published in 2015. Salt encompasses the most important of unspoken words. This collection of poetry explores the realities of multiple identities. While waheed is a reclusive writer who doesnt reveal many details about her life, her poetry is frequently shared through social media accounts. Nayyirah waheed quotes nayyirah waheed books are salt,nejma, salt. Nayyirah published a poetry book in 20 called salt. Nayyirah waheed writes fluidly as if she is not writing in any particular language but poetry itself is a language she chose to express her thoughts on various topics. This beautiful collection of work was written by african american poet nayyirah waheed. Nejma feels ethereal from cover to cover, a stark difference between the. I am a very proud owner of both, and i cannot thank nayyirah enough for putting certain things into words that could not have been described otherwise. After reading salt, i purchased waheed s second collection of poems which was published in 2014, entitled nejma. Salt is a book i random found while browsing through the selections of kindle unlimited. Nayyirah waheed is considered the maybe most famous poet on instagram, and rightly so.
It was published by createspace independent publishing platform and has a total of 275 pages in the book. Salt quotes by nayyirah waheed goodreads share book. Download and read books by nayyirah waheed in pdf, epub, mobi formats for iphone, mac and ipad. Her poetry is known for being short and minimalistic and incredibly touching and covering topics. I guess we get to actually know her through her poems. Kaur has amassed a large following of fans online, even selling over 2 million copies of her debut book, milk and honey, worldwide. Definitely consider reading this collection of poems it is full of original, brave, healing words. The first soul is the nefesh habehamit which animates the body. Ill call hese types of poemsthe whales in the bodies of tiny fish continue reading exploring the small poem in nayyirah waheed s salt. I wanted to know more about her and her life, but i didnt find anything. Nayyirah waheed manages to capture through her poetry, delicate subjects like black womanhood, love, and. Nayyirah waheed is a poet and author who has published two books of poetry and has been described as perhaps the most famous poet on instagram.
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