Articles

Gate 4-A

by Naomi Shihab Nye
In this remarkable account, what begins with frantic tears and a language barrier becomes an…
Poetry

Famous

by Naomi Shihab Nye
The river is famous to the fish. The loud voice is famous to silence,which knew…
Poetry

The Traveling Onion

by Naomi Shihab Nye
When I think how far the onion has traveledjust to enter my stew today, I…
shadows on sand dunes with distant blue mountains in the background
Poetry

Kindness

by Naomi Shihab Nye
Before you know what kindness really isyou must lose things,feel the future dissolve in a…
Poetry

Boy’s Sleep

by Naomi Shihab Nye
All day a boy plunges his hands into his pockets. Tickets, tape, crystallized stones, a…
open book pages moving
Poetry

Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things

by Naomi Shihab Nye
She is holding the book close to her body, carrying it home on the cracked…