A Day of Poetry with Naomi Shihab Nye – September 19
Event #1 – Poetry Writing Workshop for All Ages: Registration Required
Saturday, September 19
10 am – 3 pm, Channing Social Hall
First Unitarian Church of Dallas
Join award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye for a poetry writing workshop open to children, teens, and adults of all experience levels.
Naomi has spent more than 40 years leading writing workshops for people of all ages around the world. A celebrated Palestinian American poet, author, and teacher, her work explores everyday life, compassion, and our shared humanity. She is the author of more than 30 books and has received numerous honors, including the 2024 Texas Writer Award and the Wallace Stevens Award.
Cost: $55. Lunch and a copy of Naomi’s new book “Sidekick” are included with registration. Space is limited, registration is required.
Childcare is available for this event. Please click here to register children in advance.
Event #2 – Evening Poetry Reading and Talk: Free event, open to the public.
Saturday, September 19
7:00 – 8:30 pm, Sanctuary
First Unitarian Church of Dallas
Join us for a special evening with acclaimed Palestinian-American poet, essayist, and educator Naomi Shihab Nye as she reads from her new collection, Sidekick.
Sidekick stands as a testament to poetry’s enduring power to bear witness. With each poem, Nye affirms a truth that feels more urgent than ever: every human being deserves safety, dignity, and peace.
Drawing on her family’s deep roots in Palestine, Nye writes with both abiding love and immeasurable heartbreak, offering intimate reflections that illuminate the human cost of conflict. Long a champion of dialogue across borders and divides, she crafts poems that are direct, conversational, and unafraid to confront the systems and structures that perpetuate harm.
Through her signature blend of candor, lyrical grace, and careful attention to everyday lives, Nye offers a collection that urges readers to look more closely, feel more deeply, and imagine a world in which we refuse to turn away from one another.
Copies of Sidekick will be available for purchase at the event through Interabang Books.
Childcare is available for this event. Please click here to register in advance.
