Thanks for the titles! I'll keep them in mind. I'm particularly interested in the The Salt Roads; it may make my list of books to buy.

I tried Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand when I was in high school and found it pretty inaccessible, but I'm definitely willing to give Delany another try. I don't know that it'll be anytime soon, though, because I'm still a bit intimidated, and the TBR list is awfully long as it is. When I'm feeling ambitious, it'll be Dhalgren I try, mostly because it's the only book of his the library has (the only book by any of these authors, sadly - my local library is not well funded and does not support its science fiction or fantasy collections).