Never in a Hurry - Essays on People and Places

Informationen zum Autor Naomi Shihab Nye was born in 1952 and lives in San Antonio, Texas. Her poetry volumes include Red Suitcase and Words Under the Words: Selected Poems. Editor of This Same Sky, and award-winning anthology of international poetry, Nye is featured on two PBS poetry specials, "The Language of Life with Bill Moyers" and "The United States of Poetry." Klappentext Whether recounting the purchase of a car on the island of Oahu or a camel-back ride through India's Thar Desert, Nye writes in wry, refreshing tones about themes that transcend borders and about the journey that remains the greatest of all--the journey from outside to in as the world enters each one of us, as we learn to see. Zusammenfassung In these essays! poet Naomi Shihab Nye travels the world at an observant pace! talking to strangers and introducing readers to an endearing assemblage of eccentric neighbours! Filipina faith healers! dry-cleaning proprietors! and other quirky characters.

Product details

• Authors: Naomi Shihab Nye
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1996
• EAN: 9781570030826
• ISBN: 978-1-57003-082-6
• No. of pages: 253
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Texts; 18; Texts; 18
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic