Arabic
by Naomi Shihab Nye
‘Arabic’, a thoughtful poem by Naomi Shihab Nye appears in Red Suitcase: Poems (1994). This poem features a speaker’s forgetfulness concerning her mother tongue (Arabic) and culture.
Naomi Shihab Nye is an American poet born in Missouri. She graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio with a BA and has won numerous awards for her literary works. These include the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Ivan Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement.
‘Arabic’, a thoughtful poem by Naomi Shihab Nye appears in Red Suitcase: Poems (1994). This poem features a speaker’s forgetfulness concerning her mother tongue (Arabic) and culture.
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