Naomi Shihab Nye
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| Naomi Shihab Nye | |
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| Born | March 12, 1952 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Occupation | Poet, Songwriter |
| Genres | Poetry |
Naomi Shihab Nye (born March 12, 1952) is a poet, songwriter and a novelist. She was born to a Palestinian father and American mother. Although she regards herself as a "wandering poet", she refers to San Antonio as her home.
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[edit] Personal life
Nye graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and still resides in that city. She and her photographer husband Michael Nye have one son, Madison.
Nye's father, Aziz Shihab, wrote books such as A Taste of Palestine: Menus and Memories.
[edit] Early Life
At the age of six, Nye began writing poems. She was influenced by her mother who read to her all the time. At first her early works were based on childish things such as cats, squirrels, friends, teachers, etc. It wasn't until she was fourteen that she would visit her Palestinian grandmother; this would eventually become part of the messages in her many collections of poetry. Her book "Fuel" is an example. Some of her works were published in places like Seventeen, Modern Poetry Studies, and Ironwood.[1]
[edit] References
1. Interview with Naomi Shihab Nye [1]
