Joy . . . in the poetry of Naomi Shahib Nye, especially “Kindness”
this photograph is of International Poet Naomi Shihab Nye at a book signing courtesy of Micahd under CC BY-SA 3.0
“Poetry calls us to pause. There is so much we overlook, while the abundance around us continues to shimmer on its own.” Naomi Shihab Nye
Naomi Shihab Nye (نعومي شهاب ناي) (b. 1952) is a poet, novelist, essayist, anthologist and peacemaker. He father was a Palestinian; her mother, an American. She started writing when she was six-years-old. The breadth of her published work encompasses poetry, young-adult fiction, picture books, essays and novels. She calls herself a “wandering poet” but refers to San Antonio, Texas as home.
Habibi [recommended and not just for teens] is her 1997 young adult novel. It’s the semi-autobiographica...