The Tiny Journalist

<p><b>“A moving testament to the impact one person can have and the devastating effects of occupation.” <br>—<i>Washington Post</i> Best Poetry Books of 2019</b></p><p>Internationally beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye places her Palestinian American identity center stage in her latest full-length poetry collection for adults. The collection is inspired by the story of Janna Jihad Ayyad, the "Youngest Journalist in Palestine," who at age 7 began capturing videos of anti-occupation protests using her mother''s smartphone. Nye draws upon her own family''s roots in a West Bank village near Janna''s hometown to offer empathy and insight to the young girl''s reporting. Long an advocate for peaceful communication across all boundaries, Nye’s poems in <i>The Tiny Journalist</i> put a human face on war and the violence that divides us from each other.</p>