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Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners
Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners | Naomi Shihab Nye
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Acclaimed and award-winning poet, teacher, and National Book Award finalist Naomi Shihab Nye's uncommon and unforgettable voice offers readers peace, humor, inspiration, and solace. This volume of almost one hundred original poems is a stunning and engaging tribute to the diverse voices past and present that comfort us, compel us, lead us, and give us hope. Voices in the Air is a collection of almost one hundred original poems written by the award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye in honor of the artists, writers, poets, historical figures, ordinary people, and diverse luminaries from past and present who have inspired her. Full of words of encouragement, solace, and hope, this collection offers a message of peace and empathy.Voices in the Air celebrates the inspirational people who strengthen and motivate us to create, to open our hearts, and to live rewarding and graceful lives. With short informational bios about the influential figures behind each poem, and a transcendent introduction by the poet, this is a collection to cherish, read again and again, and share with others. Includes an index.
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GatheringBooks
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#IndelibleMoments Day 25: Poetry is my refuge, my form of #Healing - along with a drive up the Jebel Hafeet mountain on a weekend to watch the sunset and see the bright lights as night blankets the sky. Photo taken last night by the husband. 💕

BarbaraBB Beautiful pic 🥰 2y
Eggs Fabulous pic ❤️🥰 ☀️ 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🧡 2y
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TheSpineView
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merelybookish Love this poem! 🌰 3y
TheSpineView @merelybookish Love for the lowly onion!😁🌰 3y
LKK526 @TheSpineView gave me a smile 3y
Deifio Hubby always says it smell like cooking as soon as the onion is frying 😁 3y
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DebbieGrillo
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TheSpineView Perfect choice! 4y
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BarbaraJean
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All whom we loved.
In the quiet air lived
the happiness they had given.
And would still give, if only.
You would slow down a minute.
You would bend.

—from “Small Basket of Happiness”
by Naomi Shihab Nye

Nute Beautiful! Lovely post! Thank you!💕 5y
BarbaraJean @Nute 🥰 You‘re welcome! 5y
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BarbaraJean
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Be brave
Little things
Still matter most

—from “Anti-Inaugural”
by Naomi Shihab Nye

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MuddyPuddle
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A lovely sunny day off, so I took another jaunt to another #indiebookstore, this time a couple hours north of me, in Williamsport, PA. A super selection of books, (plus lots of greeting cards and postcards) and of course I couldn‘t choose just one. But a couple things turned me off a tiny bit… There weren‘t really any places to sit, so it didn‘t have the cozy feel I love. And they were selling ARCs. Granted, they were cheap, but still…

Zelma I hate seeing arcs for sale. It really annoys me. I tend to either pass mine along to someone or throw them out. I am rethinking donating to the library book sale but am still undecided. 7y
MuddyPuddle @Zelma Library book sales work OK for me, it‘s different than a retail store, don‘t you think? I really shouldn‘t let it bother me, life is too short, right? 7y
peacegypsy Love NSN. One of my favorite poets! 💗 7y
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