[1] She was educated at Bennington College and Columbia University, then moved to Great Britain in 1985.
Salzman's eclectic background has led to work in cross-arts projects with artists, dancers, and singers.
Her teaching for children, teenagers and adults has included projects in London’s East End and a residency at Springhill Prison, as well as continuing work for the Poetry Society’s Poet in the City and Poetryclass projects and co-devising a Start Writing Poetry course for the Open University.
[2] Her poem "To the Enemy" was set for soprano and percussion ensemble by Australian composer Katia Tiutiunnik; the composition received its world premiere performance on August 26, 2010 at the opening "Visionaries" concert of the Soundstream Festival, Adelaide, South Australia.
As of 2020, Salzman teaches literature at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.