10 Great Quotes About Poetry and Writing by Naomi Shahib Nye
Published by Paul Szlosek
Paul Szlosek was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, but currently resides in the nearby metropolis of Worcester. He was co-founder and host of the long-running Poet’s Parlor poetry reading in Southbridge and Sturbridge, as well as a past recipient of the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry. His poems have appeared in various local publications including the Worcester Review, Worcester Magazine, Sahara, Concrete Wolf, and Diner. He’s probably best known in the Worcester poetry community for his fanatical obsession with obscure poetry forms, and has invented his own including the ziggurat, the streetbeatina, and (most recently) the hodgenelle. View all posts by Paul Szlosek
As always, Paul, I have found these quotes to be an encouragement to my own efforts. And that is something any writer can use more of. Thanks for sharing!
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You are very welcome, Brad! Naomi Shahib Nye has always been one of my my favorite poets so I find what she has to say about her craft especially enlightening.
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Her perspective of ordinary events, places, and people is so unique in her combination of different cultures. I believe she is in line for the Ivan Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement by the National Book Critics Circle and a new poetry collection in Feb.
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I totally agree! And thank you for the fantastic news, Brad! I didn’t know about the lifetime achievement award of=r her new book. I just found out that she was appointed as the the Young Person’s Poet Laureate last year, a position I think is perfect for her.
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Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
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You are very welcome. Bette! I am so pleased that you like her quotes. She is certainly one of my favorite poets.
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Thanks for these wonderful quotes, I’ve borrowed one of them for a podcast I’ll be doing soon. The podcast will be up at http://www.gawlercba.org/chapter-and-verse/ in a few weeks time, or should be, anyway.
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You are very welcome, Carolyn! I am so glad you enjoyed these quotes, I just adore Naomi and look forward to hearing your podcast.
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Thanks, Paul!
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I first heard her poem and of her at my poetry club two years ago. She’s been a fave since.
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