Red Suitcase: Poems.

[Poetry] Nye, Naomi Shihab.

ISBN 10: 1880238144 / ISBN 13: 9781880238141

Published by Boa Editions, 1994

About this Item

A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Poet, teacher, essayist, anthologist, songwriter and singer, Naomi Shihab Nye is one of the country's most acclaimed writers. Her voice is generous; her vision true; her subjects ordinary people, and ordinary situations which, when rendered through her language, become remarkable. In these poems she addresses the heart and spirit of Palestinians, Jews, Mexicans, Texans, young boys, grandmothers, friends and strangers. Seller Inventory # 22640

Bibliographic Details

Title: Red Suitcase: Poems.

Publisher: Boa Editions

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A collection of poems focusing on the details of daily life in Palestine, with letter-writing as a common thread throughout the poems

About the Author:

Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, essayist, anthologist, has been a recipient of writing fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Witter Bynner Foundation/Library of Congress. Author of more than twenty volumes, her recent books include Mint Snowball and 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East which was selected as a National Book Award finalist in 2002. Her books of poems include Fuel (BOA Editions) and Red Suitcase (BOA). Nye's work has been featured on the PBS poetry specials NOW with Bill Moyers , The Language of Life with Bill Moyers and The United States of Poetry . She has read her work on National Public Radio's Prairie Home Companion. Poetry editor for The Texas Observer, Nye has worked for as a visiting writer in schools at all educational levels. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.