{"product_id":"transfer","title":"Transfer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In the current literary scene, one of the most heartening influences is the work of Naomi Shihab Nye. Her poems combine transcendent liveliness and sparkle along with warmth and human insight. She is a champion of the literature of encouragement and heart. Reading her work enhances life.\"- William Stafford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDusk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhere is the name no one answered to\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003egone off to live by itself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ebeneath the pine trees separating the houses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ewithout a friend or a bed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ewithout a father to tell it stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ehow hard was the path it walked on\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eall those years belonging to none\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eof our struggles drifting under\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe calendar page elusive as\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eresidue when someone said\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ehow have you been it was\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003estrangely that name that tried\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eto answer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye has spent thirty-five years traveling the world to lead writing workshops and inspire students of all ages. In her newest collection \u003ci\u003eTransfer\u003c\/i\u003e she draws on her Palestinian American heritage, the cultural diversity of her home in Texas, and her extensive travel experiences to create a poetry collection that attests to our shared humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong her awards, \u003cb\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/b\u003e has been a Lannan Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Witter Bynner Fellow. She has received a Lavan Award from the Academy of American Poets, the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award, the Paterson Poetry Prize, and four Pushcart prizes. In January 2010, she was elected to the board of chancellors of the Academy of American Poets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51993712787687,"sku":"9781934414521","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_52afc793-68e3-49d5-b3d0-5b0543769969.jpg?v=1776659243","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/transfer","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}