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The Everyday Gift of Writing | Naomi Shihab Nye

The Everyday Gift of Writing | Naomi Shihab Nye

Update: 2019-04-226
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The Everyday Gift of Writing | Naomi Shihab Nye

Naomi Shihab Nye says writing is “an act that helps you, preserves you, energizes you in the very doing of it.” She calls herself a “wandering poet,” and her words point to shining corners of beauty in the world we see every day.


A visiting poet all over the world, Naomi Shihab Nye is a professor of creative writing at Texas State University. Her books include 19 Varieties of Gazelle, A Maze Me: Poems for Girls, and Transfer. Her most recent book is The Tiny Journalist.


Find the transcript at onbeing.org.

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The Everyday Gift of Writing | Naomi Shihab Nye

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