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Naomi Shihab Nye



Naomi Shihab Nye is a Palestinian American poet, songwriter, and novelist. Her work is inspired by her childhood memories and travels, which often include themes of place, belonging, and identity. She has received numerous awards for her body of work, including being named the Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation for the 2019–2021 term.

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Burning the Old Year

This poem by Naomi Shihab Nye symbolizes rebirth and shedding what no longer serves us.

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Naomi Shihab Nye - Write Things Down

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Naomi Shihab Nye
2012
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You and Yours

In You and Yours, Naomi Shihab Nye continues her conversation with ordinary people whose lives become, through her empathetic use of poetic language, extraordinary.

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Naomi Shihab Nye
2005
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Dallas-Bound Naomi Shihab Nye on the Power of Listening to Life: 'The Wind Never Says/Call Me Back'

The award-winning San Antonio poet will encourage everyone to slow down and listen to the mysteries of life as she debuts a new poem and read favorites at Arts & Letters Live at the Dallas Museum of Art.

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Nancy Churnin
2018
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Different Ways to Pray

We are all connected to each other through the ritual of prayer.

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Krost Symposium - "A Life of Innovation" Naomi Shihab Nye

Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, Naomi Shihab Nye uses her multicultural experiences as inspiration for her poetry and writing process.

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Naomi Shihab Nye
2013
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The Turtle of Oman

Aref does not want to leave Oman. He does not want to leave his elementary school, his friends, or his beloved grandfather, Sidi. He does not want to live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where his parents will go to graduate school. His mother is desperate for him to pack his suitcase—but he refuses.

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Naomi Shihab Nye
2016
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Naomi Shihab Nye Is First Arab American Author Named Young People’s Poet Laureate

Naomi Shihab Nye has become the first Arab American author to be named the Young People’s Poet Laureate. Nye, a Palestinian American writer and longtime fixture of the San Antonio literary scene, is the seventh poet to be named to the post by the Poetry Foundation.

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Michael Schaub
2019
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Many Asked Me Not to Forget Them

This poem by Naomi Shihab Nye examines humanity's penchant for indifference toward the struggles of others.

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Incredible Bridges: Poets Creating Community, Naomi Shihab Nye

Poet Naomi Shihab Nye reads her poem "Gate A-4" as part of "Incredible Bridges: Poets Creating Community," a project developed by the Academy of American Poets in partnership with EDSITEment, the educational website of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), during the NEH’s 50th...

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2016
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