The tiny journalist : poems /
Naomi Shihab Nye.
- First edition.
- 124 pages ; 23 cm.
- American poets continuum series ; no. 170 .
- American poets continuum series ; no. 170. .
"Internationally beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye places her Palestinian American identity center stage in her latest full-length poetry collection for adults. The collection is inspired by the story of Janna Jihad Ayyad, the 'Youngest Journalist in Palestine,' who at age 7 began capturing videos of anti-occupation protests using her mother's smartphone. Nye draws upon her own family's roots in a West Bank village near Janna's hometown to offer empathy and insight to the young girl's reporting. Long an advocate for peaceful communication across all boundaries, Nye's poems ...put a human face on war and the violence that divides us from each other"--