Poetry is more necessary than ever as a fire to light our tongues.
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I think of a poem as being deeper than headline news.
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Naomi Shihab Nye (10)
Birth: | 12th March, 1952 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Novelist, Poet, Songwriter |
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Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet, songwriter, and 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. She says a visit to her grandmother in the village of Sinjil was a life-changing experience.
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