Friday, March 19, 2021

SOL 19/31 & Poetry Friday: Everything Nye

I wanted to share Naomi Shihab Nye's most recent book of poetry that I've checked out and renewed three times from the library. 

And I wanted to share some of her poems that I love from the book and found published on two favorite poetry sites:

Academy of American Poets: "Kindness"     "Shoulders"    "Gate A-4"

Poetry Foundation:    "Yellow Glove"    "Supple Cord"    "One Boy Told Me"

And I wanted to share three more favorite poems from this wonderful collection, Everything Comes Next: Collected & New Poems.

"Sifter" p. 26    I've loved this poem ever since I first read it in Nye's book A Maze Me. You can listen to it here.

"Museum" p. 54    A new-to-me prose piece, first published in Nye's collection, Honeybee, that made me laugh out loud. Listen to her tell the story here.

"Ted Kooser is My President" p. 177     "Actually I have never been / to Nebraska, except with Ted,/ who hosted me dozens of times,/ though we have never met./ His deep assurance comforts me." Surely, Nye has met Ted Kooser by now.

And here's my short account of the delightful evening I spent in Nye's company for the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture at Western Washington University in 2018. Every time she speaks, it feels like she's in conversation with just a few good friends.

And then I discovered this brand new Nye poem, Every day as a wide field, every page, in the March 2021 issue of Poetry magazine.

Just in case you want to hear Nye read this poem, check out The Poetry Magazine Podcast (3/9/21) Naomia Shihab Nye and Danusha Laméris in Conversation. "Nye and Laméris remind us that poetry makes sense when things stop making sense—that poetry can take us over, under, or through difficulty."

And that's how a planned post intended to share Nye's latest  book, Everything Comes Next, expanded into an "Almost Everything I Love about Naomi Shihab Nye" post.

Head over to Teacher Dance
 for this week's roundup of poetic goodness.
Thanks, Linda, for hosting this week.

17 comments:

  1. Naomi is one of my favorite poets of all! I've met her a few times and she is just as you say; she treats everyone as a bestie. I can't wait to peruse all of your links. Thanks!

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  2. Ramona, I should not have read this post. I don’t think I can restrain myself from ordering the book. I’m a book buyer and not a library girl. I usually buy the books and pass them along, except for poetry books. I keep my poetry books. I’m going to read the poems you’ve linked first and then decide about the book.

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  3. I love Nye and will order her book immediately and listen to the podcast. I read and write poetry and love Joyce Sidman, W. B. Yeats, Langston Hughes, Mary Oliver, Billy Collins, and Amanda Gorman.

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  4. Ramona, Everything Nye is a wonderful post chock-filled with Naomi goodness. I love everything about her-her warmth and enthusiasm when speaking to an audience or to me, her magic with words, and her down-to-earth spirit. Thanks for the morning treat.

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  5. Unbelievable. I just listened to a O Being podcast Krista Tippet and Naomi Shihab Nye and now read your post. Something is in the air.

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  6. So many great resources in this post! I'm bookmarking it to revisit Nye's poetic goodness. Thank you! :)

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  7. It's a great celebration of all things from Nye, Ramona. Not too long ago I finished 'Cast Away', now you've shared one after that! Wow! Thanks for every poem!

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  8. She writes such perfect poems. Thank you for this! I just love the new one.

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  9. Naomi Shihab Nye is one of my favorite poets!! I loved reading this post and finding new poems/books to discover

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  10. Thank you for this poetic treasure trove, Ramona! I will take some time to peruse and enjoy.

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  11. Hi Ramona! This is Marilyn, from pelicansandprose.com. I started a "practice" blog on Blogspot and now I can't figure out how to post from Wordpress when I'm on a blogspot site. Oh well. I just had to respond here because I love Naomi so much! I've met her twice and heard her a few more times. She is such a warm, wise, empathic human. I find her so inspiring. I hope you are well and enjoying your grandchildren!

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  12. Beautiful! Nye's poetry is like medicine for me. I spoonful or a page a day makes everything alright. Love this post!

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  13. What a love song to Naomi Shihab Nye! This post is a fabulous resource!

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  14. Thank you Ramona for this generous dose of NSN, whose words and spirit are indeed good medicine. xo

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  15. Ramona: I had just returned some of NSN's books to the library, having fully enjoyed them, and now your post. How much more prompting will I receive? I will have to spend some serious time here... Thank you, thank you!!!

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  16. Oh, I must have it! I just read her new poem that you linked to and the last stanza gave me goosies. SO GOOD. I must share with my students on Monday. Also, I hadn't listened to that particular podcast either. (I liked Danez Smith's and Franny Choi's convo with her for the Vs podcast very much; she's so wonderful.)

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  17. There is much to love about Naomi Shihab Nye! I'm glad you shared so many of your favorites. Now I have another book to look forward to reading!

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