Multiple
Scope and Contents
“Day one flight of a mind,” “Mad,” “Phone Number Written on a Leaf,” “Silver Bracelet,” “Hairs,” “Hiding Inside the Good Girl,” “Whiplash,” and “We’re driving south in Oregon in a car filled with stories," 4 typewritten pages. “Famous,” “My Uncle’s Favorite Coffee Shop,” “The Story, Around the Corner,” and “Trying to Name What Doesn’t Change," 3 printout pages. “Five unpublished tiny poems for my Daddy,” “My Immigrant Dad, On Voting,” “Daddy Help Us!,” “Daddy Died But,” and “C’Mon Daddy,” 4 typewritten pages. “He wants to, then,” “Following the Track,” and “Coats on the Bed," 5 typewritten pages, (3 leaves). “The House in the Heart,” “With the Greeks,” “Office 337, Wheeler Hall, Berkeley,” “One Island,” Catalogue Army,” “Leo,” and “Trying to Name What Doesn’t Change,” 7 typewritten mimeo pages. “I move inside the slow breathing,” “We have traveled, we have been to other countries,” “”What are you doing in that corner?,” “To be continuously moving things around,” “Meditation,” “The old man stood in his suit and said,” “Banana Fritter City,” “I never knew it would hurt so much to get free,” and “I wish that someday you would not be so full of wishes,” 11 handwritten and typewritten mimeo pages.
Dates
- circa 1970s - circa 2010s
Creator
- From the Collection: Nye, Naomi Shihab (Person)
- From the Collection: Duncan, Virginia (Editor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 30 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository