Sangha of Auspicious Companions

July 7, 2011

a project of CharityFocus

Bill Moyers: Naomi Shihab Nye

Renowned poet Naomi Shihab Nye writes about button-hooks, onions and her grandmother’s tea. Her poems speak of ordinary things — things we take for granted until it’s almost too late. For her poetry is a “conversation with the world, conversation with those words on the page, allowing them to speak back to you — conversation with yourself.” The daughter of a Palestinian father and an American mother, she’s lived in old Jerusalem, in St. Louis, and now with her own family in San Antonio, Texas. Bill Moyers carries a poem of hers in his wallet, and interviews her here. { read more }

Be The Change

Ponder on the power of words. A poem of Naomi Shihab Nye’s, “Before You Know What Kindness Really Is:” { more }

DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers “good news” to 106,659 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.

Other CharityFocus projects include:

HelpOthers // CF Sites // KarmaTube // Conversations // More