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All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in their constitution or confederation, not from a want of honor or virtue, so much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation.
Naomi Shihab Nye
Born: March 12, 1952 (age 72)
Bio: Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet, songwriter, and novelist. She was born to a Palestinian father and an American mother. Although she calls herself a "wandering poet", she refers to San Antonio as her home.
Known for:
- 19 Varieties of Gazelle (2002)
- A Maze Me (2005)
- Habibi (1997)
- Words under the words (1995)
- Sitti's Secrets (1994)
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