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Everything comes next : collected & new poems / Naomi Shihab Nye ; illustrations by Rafael López ; with an introduction by Edward Hirsch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063013452
  • 0063013452
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Come with me -- Courage -- Messages from everywhere -- Please describe how you became a writer -- How to paint a donkey -- Supple cord -- Yellow glove -- Always bring a pencil -- Way they talk about art -- Sometimes I pretend -- Making a fist -- Sifter -- House made of rain -- Living with mistakes --- Boy and Mom at the Nutcracker ballet -- So there -- Editorial suggestions -- Dusk -- Mind of squash -- Necessity is only 8 miles away -- Little Blanco River -- Burning house -- His life -- Because of libraries we can say these things -- Cat plate -- Famous -- Museum -- Little boys running on the dock -- One boy tole me -- How far is it to the land we left? -- Something forgotten -- Traveling onion -- Lost parrot -- Before you can -- Blood -- My father and the figtree -- Arabic coffee -- Red brocade -- During a war -- For Mohammed Zeid of Garza, age 15 -- Day -- Everything in our world did not seem to fit -- Pictures from the occupied territories -- My grandmother in the stars -- It is not a game, it was never a game -- What kind of fool am I? -- Every day was your birthday -- Before I was a Gazan -- Double peace -- Amir & Anna -- Jerusalem -- Two counties -- Wedding cake -- So much happiness -- San Antonio -- United -- Pause -- Bill's beans -- Alphabet -- Lying while birding -- At Portales, New Mexico -- Nez Perce -- I still have everything you gave me -- If the shoe doesn't fit -- Tassajara -- Valentine for Ernest Mann -- Young poets of Winnipeg -- Shopper -- Art of disappearing -- Missing the boat -- Feeling wise -- Mysterious world -- Three hundred goats -- Storyteller -- Burlington, Vermont -- I don't know -- Mom gives away your ties -- Few questions for Bashar Assad -- Rain -- Shoulders -- Hummingbird -- What is supposed to happen -- Alive -- You are your own state department -- Communication skills -- Exotic animals, book for children -- Frogs did not forget -- Cross that line -- Ted Kooser is my president -- No one thinks of Tegucigalpa -- Broken -- Rider -- Torn map -- Problems with the story -- Paris -- Gate A-4 -- Only pine nuts can stop a war -- Mediterranean blue -- On doubt and bad reviews -- Common funeral myths -- World of the future, we thirsted -- I won't tell -- Early bird -- Lake Oswego -- Window -- Long marriage -- Confluence -- Do not touch the puffins -- Grocery store -- Montana before breakfast -- Mona's taco -- Tanya's winter -- Big song -- Altar of the steaming cup -- Getting older, Japan -- His love -- Blue river of Florida light -- Kindness.
Summary: "Everything Comes Next contains Naomi Shihab Nye's most beloved poems, including 'Famous,' 'A Valentine for Ernest Mann,' 'Kindness,' and 'Gate A-4,' as well as new, unpublished poems. It is an introduction to the poet's work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition for classrooms"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Poetry Month
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 N994 Available 33111009760964
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 N994 Available 33111010416911
Total holds: 0

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"Emotionally resonant and stirring."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Lucky the reader who would have this collection lying around for visiting and revisiting."--Horn Book Magazine

This celebratory book collects in one volume award-winning and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye's most popular and accessible poems.

Featuring new, never-before-published poems; an introduction by bestselling poet and author Edward Hirsch, as well as a foreword and writing tips by the poet; and stunning artwork by bestselling artist Rafael López, Everything Comes Next is essential for poetry readers, classroom teachers, and library collections.

Everything Comes Next is a treasure chest of Naomi Shihab Nye's most beloved poems, and features favorites such as "Famous" and "A Valentine for Ernest Mann," as well as widely shared pieces such as "Kindness" and "Gate A-4." The book is an introduction to the poet's work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition for classroom and family sharing. Writing prompts and tips by the award-winning poet make this an outstanding choice for aspiring poets of all ages.



Includes index.

"Everything Comes Next contains Naomi Shihab Nye's most beloved poems, including 'Famous,' 'A Valentine for Ernest Mann,' 'Kindness,' and 'Gate A-4,' as well as new, unpublished poems. It is an introduction to the poet's work for new readers, as well as a comprehensive edition for classrooms"-- Provided by publisher.

Come with me -- Courage -- Messages from everywhere -- Please describe how you became a writer -- How to paint a donkey -- Supple cord -- Yellow glove -- Always bring a pencil -- Way they talk about art -- Sometimes I pretend -- Making a fist -- Sifter -- House made of rain -- Living with mistakes --- Boy and Mom at the Nutcracker ballet -- So there -- Editorial suggestions -- Dusk -- Mind of squash -- Necessity is only 8 miles away -- Little Blanco River -- Burning house -- His life -- Because of libraries we can say these things -- Cat plate -- Famous -- Museum -- Little boys running on the dock -- One boy tole me -- How far is it to the land we left? -- Something forgotten -- Traveling onion -- Lost parrot -- Before you can -- Blood -- My father and the figtree -- Arabic coffee -- Red brocade -- During a war -- For Mohammed Zeid of Garza, age 15 -- Day -- Everything in our world did not seem to fit -- Pictures from the occupied territories -- My grandmother in the stars -- It is not a game, it was never a game -- What kind of fool am I? -- Every day was your birthday -- Before I was a Gazan -- Double peace -- Amir & Anna -- Jerusalem -- Two counties -- Wedding cake -- So much happiness -- San Antonio -- United -- Pause -- Bill's beans -- Alphabet -- Lying while birding -- At Portales, New Mexico -- Nez Perce -- I still have everything you gave me -- If the shoe doesn't fit -- Tassajara -- Valentine for Ernest Mann -- Young poets of Winnipeg -- Shopper -- Art of disappearing -- Missing the boat -- Feeling wise -- Mysterious world -- Three hundred goats -- Storyteller -- Burlington, Vermont -- I don't know -- Mom gives away your ties -- Few questions for Bashar Assad -- Rain -- Shoulders -- Hummingbird -- What is supposed to happen -- Alive -- You are your own state department -- Communication skills -- Exotic animals, book for children -- Frogs did not forget -- Cross that line -- Ted Kooser is my president -- No one thinks of Tegucigalpa -- Broken -- Rider -- Torn map -- Problems with the story -- Paris -- Gate A-4 -- Only pine nuts can stop a war -- Mediterranean blue -- On doubt and bad reviews -- Common funeral myths -- World of the future, we thirsted -- I won't tell -- Early bird -- Lake Oswego -- Window -- Long marriage -- Confluence -- Do not touch the puffins -- Grocery store -- Montana before breakfast -- Mona's taco -- Tanya's winter -- Big song -- Altar of the steaming cup -- Getting older, Japan -- His love -- Blue river of Florida light -- Kindness.

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