San Antonio poet Naomi Shihab Nye to appear Wednesday in local conversation series

Set for this Wednesday, the next round of locally curated conversation series Ed Talks, But Mostly Listens, will feature a sit down with preeminent Palestinian-American writer, editor and educator Naomi Shihab Nye.

Nye grew up in St. Louis, Jerusalem and San Antonio, the latter being her current residence. She has served as the Young People’s Poet Laureate for the U.S. and as poetry editor for the New York Times Magazine and the Texas Observer. She’s also served as a visiting writer in hundreds of schools and communities all over the world.

Courtesy Photo / Naomi Shihab Nye

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