Naomi Shihab Nye (Arabic: نعومي شهاب ناي) (born March 12, 1952) 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 visited her grandmother in Palestine when she was 14, which gave her a whole new perspective on poetry.
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Famous quotes by naomi shihab nye:
“I can never see fashion models,
lean angular cheeks, strutting hips
and blooming hair, without thinking of
the skulls at the catacombs in Lima, Peru.”
—Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952)
“I’m not interested in
who suffered the most.
I’m interested in
people getting over it.”
—Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952)