Naomi Shihab Nye reading two poems at the Dodge Poetry Festival 9/26/08

[@ImUrTubeSocksDaddyo]

Naomi! Thanks for keeping it real! We like the way your readings remind us of all of our common humanity; and push past the tired political, national, social & religious institutions that are set in place; often in a poor attempt define & divide us, rather than to find commonality. Our small discussion group has independents, democrats, rebublicans, greenies, theocrats, asians, blacks, jews, arabs and whites. You inspire us to move beyond "group think" and to find resolution for ourselves.

[@OscarLimaMike]

Bravo!!!! indeed

[@RAEchelRunning]

have you noticed the purple blossoms besides your wall ? I love your poems!! Thank you!!

[@milesmuhldoon1]

@seangimmick and fighting on and and on and on until all the monsters are dead and gone forever and ever and ever.

[@trc0o0az]

who's Prez? Does she mean the israeli PM?

[@seangimmick]

@milesmuhldoon1 what a delightfully cynical look at suffering. after all maintaining the continuity of suffering is clearly what is right. the land belongs to god. all suffering is tragedy. a whole fucking book and religion was founded on the suffering of the hebrews, its called the old testament. eventually we move to compassion and forgiveness and away from suffering.

[@milesmuhldoon1]

the land was given to the alleged Palestinians, after the Romans ran the Jews off. the land was never really the alleged Palestinians anyway. the Romans named it Palestine. its was The Kingdom of Judah-Israel. period! nobody was crying the blues for those Hebrew people and are still not. play fair!!!!!!!