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A review by shantastic_reads
Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
April was National Poetry Month as well as Arab American Heritage Month. It seemed like a good prompt for me to finally read the works of Naomi Shihab Nye. I discovered one of her poems, Shoulders, several years ago and it has never left my mind. Shoulders is one of the poems in this collection so I figured this would be a good place for me to start. Many of the poems are rooted in her experience as an American child of a Palestinian father, and her connection with her heritage. I was moved by the imagery and themes of home and homeland, searching for peace, belonging, working through hardship, remembering, and growing.
Highly recommend this beautiful, accessible, heartful collection.
Highly recommend this beautiful, accessible, heartful collection.