ʃˈælɐmˌʌn spˈɛnt tˈuː jˈɪɹz æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈaɪəwə, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ wˈʌn jˈɪɹ ɪnðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ænd lˈɪvd fɔːɹ pˈiəɹɪədz ʌv tˈaɪm ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈæftɚ ðˈæt.
Šalamun spent two years at the University of Iowa, including one year in the International Writing Program from 1971 to 1972, and lived for periods of time in the United States after that.