Naomi Shihab Nye
(b. 1952)

Naomi Shihab Nye was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Palestinian father and an American mother. She spent most of her childhood in the United States but also lived in Jerusalem for a few years. A poet, songwriter, and storywriter, she lives in San Antonio, Texas. She has twice traveled abroad–to the Middle East and to the Far East–as a participant in the Arts America program. Her poetry has been published internationally and has won several literary prizes. Among her works are collections of her poems, Hugging the Jukebox (1982) and Yellow Glove (1986).

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