September 26, 2016 - Marissa KessenichPolitics, perception, and precious details: Q&A with poet Naomi Shihab Nye Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Academy of American Poets, Arab, Burnshaw lecture, heritage, inspiration, Jewish, Michener Center, Naomi Shihab Nye, poems, poet, poetry, race, ReadingAward-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye reads from her work for the Ransom Center’s 2016 Burnshaw Lecture.