Seattle Arts and Lectures: Naomi Shihab Nye May 8, 2009

Naomi Shihab Nye's mixed heritage--her father is Palestinian, her mother is American--shapes the subjects of her poetry. She is the author of numerous books of poems, including You and Yours and Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, a collection of new and selected poems about the Middle East. She is also the editor of numerous anthologies for children. Nye has traveled extensively, including to the Middle East and Asia to promote goodwill through the arts.