Naomi Shihab Nye: podcast appearances and interviews

Naomi Shihab Nye is a Palestinian American poet, editor, songwriter, and novelist born on March 12, 1952. She is of Palestinian and American descent and began composing poetry at the age of six. Throughout her career, she has published more than thirty-five books and has contributed to hundreds of other works. Her literary output includes poetry, young-adult fiction, picture books, and novels. Nye has received numerous awards for her work, notably the 2013 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature. She served as the Poetry Foundation's Young People's Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2022. In 2024, Nye was honored with both the Wallace Stevens Award and the Texas Writers Award, recognition of her significant contributions to literature.