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Poet Naomi Shihab Nye honored for lifetime achievement with two awards

by Nicholas Frank November 12, 2024November 13, 2024

San Antonio poet Naomi Shihab Nye will receive the Texas Book Festival’s Texas Writer Award and was honored by the Academy of American Poets.

Lorenzo Hernandez, 5 dances as San Antonio musician Rudi Harst sings a fun improvised song about him during a visual arts healing workshop hosted by a group of San Antonio-based artists at the El Progreso Memorial Library in Uvalde Saturday.

Poetry, music and art offer healing at Uvalde’s El Progreso public library

by Nicholas Frank July 10, 2022July 12, 2022

Naomi admires a palm tree in her front garden originally planted by American poet, and her friend, W.S. Merwin. Nye said she first read his poetry while she was studying at Trinity University. This palm tree was planted from an offshoot Merwin took from a Palm tree farm in Gonzalez, Texas many moons ago.

Where I Live: Arsenal

by Naomi Shihab Nye June 26, 2021June 30, 2021

Poetry joins San Antonio to the world, via vaccines and agua

by Nicholas Frank April 23, 2021April 23, 2021

Construction workers, first responders, and other essential personnel have reported to work throughout the pandemic.

Where I Work: As the pandemic eases, a new series explores San Antonio’s evolving workplaces

by Robert Rivard April 8, 2021April 9, 2021

The Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

12,000 Writers to Descend on San Antonio for Literary ‘Super Bowl’

by Nicholas Frank March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Festival-goers browse the tents at the 7th annual San Antonio Book Festival.

More Authors, More Fun Promised at 2020 SA Book Festival

by Nicholas Frank February 5, 2020February 6, 2020

Naomi Shihab Nye to Receive National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Achievement Award

by James Courtney February 3, 2020February 2, 2020

Naomi Shihab Nye.

San Antonio Poet Naomi Shihab Nye Named Young People’s Poet Laureate

by Nicholas Frank May 15, 2019January 31, 2020

Kathleen Sommers Retail is closing after 40 years of business.

Business & Tech

Kathleen Sommers Boutique to Close With a Fond Toast to Its Late Owner

by Nancy Cook-Monroe February 13, 2019February 13, 2019