Saul Stacey Williams
Hailed as "a dreadlocked dervish of words...the Bob Marley of American poets" (Esquire), Saul Williams is a gifted young poet who is opening up this literary art form to a new generation of readers. Like his writing -- a fearless mix of connecting rhythms and vibrant images -- Saul Williams is unstoppable. He received raves for his performance as an imprisoned street poet in the Trimark Pictures release Slam, winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes and the Grand Jury prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. The consummate spoken-word performance artist, Williams has also been signed by producer Rick Rubin to record a CD of his poetry.
Mr. Williams is the all time best-selling
author of any genre on AALBC.com!
(for the three year period ending December 2000)
Saul Williams also appeared in the award winning movie Lackawanna Blues.
 Dead
Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of
Hip-HopClick to order via Amazon
ISBN: 1416516328 In the underground labyrinths of New York City's subway system, beneath the third rail of a long forgotten line, Saul Williams discovered scrolls of aged yellowish-brown paper rolled tightly into a can of spray paint. His quest to decipher this mystical ancient text resulted in a primal understanding of the power hip-hop has to teach us about ourselves and the universe around us. Now, for the first time, Saul Williams shares with the world the wonder revealed to him by the Dead Emcee Scrolls. I have paraded as a poet for years now. In the proc ess of parading I may have actually become one, but that's another story, another book. This book is a book that I have been waiting to finish since 1995. This is the book that finished me. The story I am about to tell may sound fantastic. It may anger some of you who have followed my work. You may feel that you have come to know me over the years, and in some cases you have, but in others...well, this is a confession. |
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ISBN: 0743470796 |
 SheClick to order via Amazon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Inc. She is a fascinating and unique collection of interconnected poems by this multi-talented star -- and marks the beginning of an incredible and totally original artistic career.
Jessica C. Moore (Editor)
Publisher: Moore Black Press
Format:
CD Eargasms was the best selling CD on the AALBC.com website in 2000. Track Performers include Saul Williams, Abiodun Oyewole and others.
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I spoon powdered drum beats into plastic bags
sellin' kilos of kente scag
takin' drags off of collards and cornbread
tree-basing through saxophones and flutes like mad
the high notes make me space float
i be exhalin' in rings that circle Saturn
leavin'stains in my veins in astrological patterns
yeah, i'm sirius B
Dogon niggas plotted shit, lovely
but the Feds are also plottin' me
they're tryin' to imprison my astrology
to put my stars behind bars
my stars in stripes
using blood splattered banners
as nationalist kites
but i control the wind
that's why they call it the hawk
i am horus son of isis
son of osiris worshipped as jesus
resurrected like lazarus
but you can call me lazzie
lazy
yeah, i'm lazy
cause i'd rather sit and build
than work and plow a field
worshipping a daily yield of cash green crop
your evolution stopped with the evolution of your technology
a society of automatic tellers and money machines
nigga what?
my culture is lima beans
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Related Links
Saul Williams Homepage
http://www.saulwilliams.comOzone Entertainment
http://www.inch.com/~ozone/saul/saul.htmlListen to an Audio Interview
http://www.annonline.com/interviews/990715/
Saul is also featured in the following Anthologies
 The Spoken Word
RevolutionClick to order via Amazon
ISBN:
1402200374 |
 Regeneration:
Telling Stories from Our Twenties
Click to order via Amazon
ISBN:
1585422142 "In this breakthrough collection, editors Jennifer Krlin and Amelia Borofsky bring forth the fresh voices of more than forty writers and artists, all of whom are in their twenties. Featuring a unique combination of writings, poetry, photography, and painting, this is the first significant work in the genre." �The Publisher |
| Listen Up! (One World/Ballantine) |
| In Defense of Mumia (Writers and Readers) |
All Poetry Copyright � Saul Williams
Title: Seventh
Octave: The Early Writings of Saul Stacey Williams