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Nye, Naomi Shihab

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1952-
  • Existence: 1952    

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Naomi Shihab Nye Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-133
Abstract Naomi Shihab Nye, acclaimed poet who also writes essays, songs, novels, and children’s books; edits poetry anthologies, and teaches poetry writing to youth and adults, was born in 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri to Aziz Shihab, a journalist and immigrant from Palestine, and Miriam Shihab, a Montessori teacher with a fine arts degree in painting. Forty-eight document boxes and seven oversized boxes containing drafts, diaries and notebooks, photographic material, correspondence, and published...
Dates: 1955 - 2010s; Majority of material found within 1970s - 2010s