In
Conversation with Poet
Naomi Shihab Nye
Date: Saturday, April 21st @ 11:00 AM
Location: The Gonda Theatre
Join Palestinian-American poet, essayist, children's author and songwriter Naomi Shihab Nye for an hour of conversation and dialogue.
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: Followed by a 1:30 PM master class (by invitation only) and 4:00 PM poetry reading.
