Saul Williams' Journal

May 15

This bound journal of notes and poetry was owned by American rapper, musician, slam poet, and actor Saul Williams.

Journal owned by Saul Williams

Description: Bound journal of notes and poetry (.3a). Journal is white with brown binding on the spine. On the front on the left side is a portion of cut burlap with a black stipe pattern on the left and right edges. Underneath the burlap in the lower third and lower right corner is a piece of reddish-brown paper. Inside pages are made of dark brown paper, with inserted brown burlap as the end pages. A yellow paper pocket in the lower half of the inside front cover holds additional pages of poetry. On the right edge of the pocket is an adhered light pink dried flower. Back cover has a strip of reddish-brown paper attached under the brown binding of the spine that covers the white cover in the lower third.; There are six loose scraps of paper with handwritten poems:; (.3b) Blue ticket stub with poem written in black ink; (.3c) Oval grey scrap paper with poem written in black ink; (.3d) Oval white scrap paper with poem written in black ink; (.3e) Elongated oval black scrap paper with poem written in white ink; (.3f) Elongated oval black scrap paper with poem written in white ink; (.3g) Retangular white scrap paper with poem written in red ink

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Saul Williams