Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, Naomi Shihab Nye uses her multicultural experiences as inspiration for her poetry and writing process. Her life of living within two cultures allows her to write for both adults and children and she is known for bringing importance to everyday life, its people, objects and. Nye will discuss how innovation works for writers and their world of imagining things that don't exist. Nye, who calls San Antonio home, is a chancellor of the American Academy of Poets and an alumna of Trinity University.
Texas Lutheran University students experience a challenging academic environment that sets a path for life-long learning. Our students engage in high-impact educational experiences that include civic engagement, aesthetic expression, critical thinking, and a focus on intercultural and global knowledge in a community that welcomes the interplay of faith and reason.
