Salute the Word is the fourth collection of poetry from Professor M.R Ali. The poems included in this collection are influenced by the diversity and richness of language as the author injects English ideas with an Arabic perspective.

Salute the Word is testimony to the power of words and ideas; a fascinating journey from one language to another and from one culture domain to another, leading us to familiarity. Two of our five senses are word orientated, speaking and hearing. Words make us happy or sad, they make us capable of love or hate, words can even make us learn - and the poems in this collection create powerful words that move readers.