Published Work

Once Upon a Magic City Salaam Green’s chapbook (a small poetry collection), Once Upon a Magic City, was released in April 2024. It includes poems such as “Freedom Call,” “Birmingham Where the World Belongs,” “Healing is at Hand,” and “Little Girls of Birmingham.” The collection was distributed during a public reading at the Birmingham Public Library.

Editorial Work


Alabama Arts Journal
My poetry has been featured in the Alabama Arts Journal, a publication that showcases the work of Alabama-based artists and writers.

Southern Women’s Review
Her work has also appeared in the Southern Women’s Review, a literary journal that highlights the voices of Southern women writers.

Black Joy Anthology
Green contributed to the Black Joy Anthology, a collection celebrating the diverse expressions of Black joy and resilience.

Glass: A Journal of Poetry
In 2018, Green's poem “Ms. June’s 2nd Avenue Resistance” was published in Glass: A Journal of Poetry, where she reflects on the quiet defiance of everyday life in Birmingham .

Online Publications

Collaborative Work

For Freedoms Collaboration: Art as Civic Action

Salaam Green’s Role: Truth-Telling in the Deep South

As part of the 2018 For Freedoms 50 State Initiative, Salaam Green served as a featured facilitator and poet in Alabama. She helped lead a series of interactive Truth Booths—temporary installations designed for individuals to speak candidly about their hopes, fears, and visions of freedom. Using her skills as a trained Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) facilitator and founder of the Literary Healing Arts movement, Salaam held space for community members to share their lived experiences around racial and environmental injustice.

“We asked people what freedom meant to them—and we listened. That, in itself, was revolutionary.” — Salaam Green.


For Freedoms is an artist-led organization founded by Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman. Known for its creative civic engagement campaigns—including the iconic 50 State Initiative—the collective uses art to deepen public discourse and reimagine what civic participation looks like in America. In 2018, For Freedoms launched the largest creative collaboration in U.S. history, partnering with artists, institutions, and activists in all 50 states to spark dialogue around democracy, justice, and freedom.