Description
This evocative poetry collection explores Palestinian-American heritage, family, travel, and the quiet connections that link people across cultures. With vivid imagery and attentive cultural observation, the poems give voice to ordinary lives shaped by war, displacement, memory, and hope while remaining grounded in the intimate details of everyday experience. Reflecting on identity, belonging, the body, and the meanings carried beneath language, the collection reveals the shared humanity found in both personal and political realities. Nye’s compassionate, lyrical style transforms individual stories and global journeys into a moving meditation on home and understanding.
Available Editions
paperback
Eighth Mountain Press
Published Jan 1, 1995
157 pages
ISBN: 0933377320
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Details
First Published
1995
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Words Under the Words by Naomi Shihab Nye.