Ralph Salisbury
poet/professor/fiction writer

THE BASICS

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Selected Works

Poetry
Light From a Bullet Hole: Poems New and Selected
"The poems of this volume make stunningly clear the ways in which Ralph Salisbury continues to model the traditional and modern (postmodern, if you will) roles of the poet as Cherokee humanist and indigenous cosmopolitan." -- Arnold Krupat
Blind Pumper at the Well
"It’s great to see the energy of an 80-year-old poet at work. Mixing WWII memories with his observations of the peaceful world outside his study windows, these poems celebrate longevity and unflagging concern for peace." -- Diane Wakoski
War in the Genes
"Salisbury writes out of the passion, rage, and lyricism that mark the Native American spirit in these blasphemous times."
- Paula Gunn Allen
Rainbows of Stone
Finalist, Oregon Book Award. “A magnificent summa from a superb artist.”
-Louis Owens
Going to the Water
“The words of Going to the Water: Poems of a Cherokee Heritage ‘do it right’. They hit hard. And they must be heard. Listen.”
-Simon Ortiz
Short Fiction
The Indian Who Bombed Berlin and Other Stories
Salisbury excavates the hearts and minds of his characters, mining them to fuel his stories. And his stories are the richer for it — invariably compelling and continually surprising. (MSU Press)
The Last Rattlesnake Throw and Other Stories
“...unique in tone and voice, unlike the voice of any other American Indian writer writing today.”
-Gordon Henry

This space is intended for an autobiography.