Poetry Reading with Naomi Shihab Nye
Location: The Gonda Theatre
Don't miss this reading by Palestinian American poet Naomi Shihab Nye, one of the most creative spirits on the literary scene.
Named a National Book Award finalist for 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, Naomi Shihab Nye has been honored with a Lannan Foundation Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Witter Bynner Fellowship from the Library of Congress, the I.B. Lavan Award from the Academy of American Poets, and four Pushcart Prizes. Her award-winning picture books for children include Sitti's Secrets, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter, and Come with Me, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. Naomi Shihab Nye is the author of a novel, Habibi, and the editor of seven critically acclaimed poetry anthologies for young people. She lives with her family in San Antonio, Texas.
Special Notes: Proceeded by 11:00 AM Interactive Workshop and a 1:30 PM master class (by invitation only).
