The Flag of Childhood: Poems from the Middle East

Brief Description: This iabridged paperback edition of the award-winning "The Space Between Our Footsteps" features the work of poets from 19 countries in the Middle East, and is important reading to promote tolerance and understanding. Marc Notes: Also published as: The space between our footsteps.; Includes indexes.; A collection of poetry from Middle Eastern and North African countries.; 008-012.; Selected poetry from Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish. Publisher Marketing: This iabridged paperback edition of the award-winning The Space Between Our Footsteps features the work of poets from 19 countries in the Middle East, and is important reading to promote tolerance and understanding. Review Citations:

PW Notes and Reprints 02/18/2002 pg. 99 (EAN 9780689851728, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 02/18/2002 (EAN 9780689851728, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Nye, Naomi Shihab Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and anthologist and the acclaimed author of Habibi: A Novel and Sitti's Secrets, a picture book, which was based on her own experiences visiting her beloved Sitti in Palestine. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught writing and worked in schools all over the world, including in Muscat, Oman. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.