Nye, Naomi Shihab, 1952-

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Naomi Shihab Nye, born 1952 of a Palestinian father and American mother, grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, Jerusalem, and San Antonio, Texas. She graduated from Trinity University (San Antonio, Tex.) in 1974 and is married to photographer Michael Nye. She has published several books of poetry, writings for children, and the young adult novel Habibi, and wrote as a columnist for Organica: A Magazine of Art and Activism. Nye has also worked as a visiting writer in schools at all grade levels. Her university teaching experience includes the University of California at Berkeley, University of Texas at San Antonio, and the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2001, Nye received a presidential appointment to the National Council of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She has won several awards, including four Pushcart Prizes and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She was a National Book Award Finalist in 2002.

From the guide to the Naomi Shihab Nye Papers MS 159., 1894-2009 (bulk 1970-2008), (University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections)

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creatorOf Nye, Naomi Shihab. Naomi Shihab Nye papers, 1937-2008. University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Library (JPL)
referencedIn Brandi, John. John Brandi papers, 1964-1999. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Biography -- Nye, Naomi. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn ARAB-AMERICAN POETRY: NAOMI SHIHAB NYE National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Naomi Shihab Nye Papers MS 159., 1894-2009 (bulk 1970-2008) The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries . Special Collections
creatorOf Naomi Shihab Nye Colle, 1992-1999 University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections
referencedIn Yehuda Amichai papers, 1929-1999 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Antioch Review mss., 1940-2007 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Nye, Naomi Shihab. Naomi Shihab Nye Colle 1992-1999. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Amichai, Yehuda. Yehuda Amichai papers, 1929-1999. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Amichai, Yehuda. person
associatedWith Amichai, Yehuda. person
associatedWith Antioch review. corporateBody
correspondedWith Brandi, John. person
associatedWith Stafford, William, 1914-1993 person
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Trinity University (San Antonio, Tex.) corporateBody
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Saint Louis MI US
San Antonio TX US
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Poets, American
Women authors, American
ArabAmerican poetry
Arab Americans
Literary/Literature
Women poets
San Antonio Authors Collection
Women
Women
Writers
Occupation
Poets
Songwriters
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Birth 1952-03-12

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