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Naomi Shihab Nye is an American poet born on March 12, 1952. Her work blends personal experiences with a wide range of cultural backgrounds, known for its concise and profound language style.

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Famous Naomi Shihab Nye Quotes

“You will be sent home. Lula loved being sent home. Her favorite books were there.”

Home Books

Book:There Is No Long Distance Now

Source: There Is No Long Distance Now

“Peter Conners stunning prose poems are packed with keen sensitivity, dreaminess, and wit. I love his time travels, the vibrant layering of image and detail. Try taking walks as you are reading this book- the dazzle of landscapes, inner and outer, feel replenished and rich. This is language and vision I want to come home to again and again.”

Want Feels Trying Book Home Reading Language Walks Vision Rich Details Wit Landscape Prose Coming Home Peter Time Travel Again And Again Sensitivity Stunning Dazzle

Author:Naomi Shihab Nye

“My mother used to tell me when I went somewhere, "Please leave your foolishness at home." But how could I do that? It was stuck on me.”

Home Used Mother Please Stuck Foolishness

Book:I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?: Tales of Driving and Being Driven

Source: I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?: Tales of Driving and Being Driven

“You know, those of us who leave our homes in the morning and expect to find them there when we go back - it's hard for us to understand what the experience of a refugee might be like.”

Knows Hard Home Might Morning Refugee

Author:Naomi Shihab Nye

About the Author

Born: March 12, 1952
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 90

Books & Sources

Words under the words: selected poemsRelated source material

There Is No Long Distance NowRelated source material

Red Suitcase: PoemsRelated source material

Fuel: PoemsRelated source material

I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?: Tales of Driving and Being DrivenRelated source material

Everything Comes Next: Collected and New PoemsRelated source material

Red SuitcaseRelated source material

Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25Related source material

A Maze Me: Poems for GirlsRelated source material

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