Naomi Shihab Nye
Naomi Shihab Nye (; born March 12, 1952) is an
Arab American poet, editor,
songwriter, and
novelist. Born to a
Palestinian father and an American mother, she began composing her first poetry at the age of six. In total, she has published or contributed to over 30 volumes of poetry. Her works include poetry, young-adult fiction, picture books, and novels. Nye received the 2013
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in honor of her entire body of work as a writer, and in 2019 the
Poetry Foundation designated her the
Young People's Poet Laureate for the 2019–21 term.
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