Nye, Naomi Shihab, 1952-
Alternative namesNaomi 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 | Naomi Shihab Nye Papers MS 159., 1894-2009 (bulk 1970-2008) | University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections. | |
creatorOf | Nye, Naomi Shihab. Naomi Shihab Nye papers, 1937-2008. | University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Library (JPL) | |
creatorOf | Naomi Shihab Nye Colle, 1992-1999 | University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc] | |
referencedIn | Yehuda Amichai papers, 1929-1999 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
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 | United States. National Archives and Records Administration | |
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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Birth 1952-03-12
Americans
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