أEnnis M. Salam
Commissions

What matters deserves to be written.
I write it.

ما يُكتب ليبقى

A poem for the people, the places, and the moments that should not pass unmarked. A record of what mattered, in language built to last.

John Vale placing Ennis M. Salam's poem at Alamo Biscuit Co. and Panaderia
San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Biscuit Co. & Panaderia

John Vale is a man I believe in, and his work on the River Walk is the kind worth standing behind. I wrote the poem that hangs at its entrance, the first thing you meet walking in.

Framed commissioned poem being presented at Foster Village North
Group gathered at Foster Village North with the commissioned poem
Austin, Texas

Foster Village North

Few things move me the way the care of fostered and orphaned children does. I was asked to write for Foster Village North as it was being brought to life, a poem unveiled alongside the effort that opened its doors. It hangs there still, part of a room built to hold the children the world too easily forgets.

In partnership with the Atlas Project

Community gathering for the Jeremiah Program commissioned poem
Austin, Texas

Jeremiah Program

I have watched women I love raise children alone, with a strength most people are never asked to summon. I was commissioned to write the poem presented to Jeremiah Program, whose work helps single mothers and their children build stability and begin again. Words to mark the start of something.

In partnership with the Atlas Project

If you have something you want made permanent, write to me.

salam@ennismsalam.com