In "You and Yours," Naomi Shihab Nye continues her conversation
with ordinary people whose lives become, through her empathetic use
of poetic language, extraordinary. Nye writes of local life in her
inner-city Texas neighborhood, about rural schools and urban
communities she's visited in this country, as well as the daily
rituals of Jews and Palestinians who live in the war-torn Middle
East.
"The Day"
"I missed the day
on which it was said
others should not have
certain weapons, but we could.
Not only could, but should,
and do.
I missed that day.
Was I sleeping?
I might have been digging
in the yard,
doing something small and slow
as usual.
Or maybe I wasn't born yet.
What about all the other people
who aren't born?
Who will tell them?"
Balancing direct language with a suggestive "aslantness," Nye
probes the fragile connection between language and meaning. She
never shies from the challenge of trying to name the mysterious
logic of childhood or speak truth to power in the face of the
horrors of war. She understands our lives are marked by tragedy,
inequity, and misunderstanding, and that our best chance of
surviving our losses and shortcomings is to maintain a heightened
awareness of the sacred in all things.
Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, editor, anthologist, is a recipient of
writing fellowships from the Lannan and Guggenheim foundations.
Nye's work has been featured on PBS poetry specials including "NOW
with Bill Moyers," "The Language of Life with Bill Moyers," and
"The United States of Poetry." She has traveled abroad as a
visiting writer on three Arts America tours sponsored by the United
States Information Agency. In 2001 she received a presidential
appointment to the National Council of the National Endowment for
the Humanities. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
General
Imprint: |
B O a Editions, Limited
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
American Poets Continuum, 93.00 |
Release date: |
September 2005 |
First published: |
September 2005 |
Authors: |
Naomi Shihab Nye
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Dimensions: |
231 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
104 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-929918-69-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-929918-69-0 |
Barcode: |
9781929918690 |
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