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  <title><![CDATA[Fuel (American Poets Continuum)]]></title>
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  <default_description>A collection of poems that find meaning in a world where we are &quot;so tired of meaning nothing&quot;, &quot;Fuel&quot; covers topics ranging from the border families of southern Texas to small ferns and forgotten books to Jews and Palestinians in the Middle East.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">6</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1998</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Naomi Shihab Nye]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 12 11:12:15 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just went to the Sigma Tau Delta Literature Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, and she signed a copy of this book for me. Just because I thought it would be cool, I had her sign a specific poem for me, instead of just the title page. It was &quot;The Eye Test,&quot; pretty cool poem too. I really...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11388013">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What I particularly love about Naomi Shihab Nye is that she uses lots of specific numbers in her poetry. Not just the usual suspects, such as 10,000 and 2 and 7. But the numbers sitting around patiently waiting for their turns, like 47 and 11. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Nye's poetry. Words fail me, but she knows what to do with them. I recommend adding this AND Words Under Words to your personal collection.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mrs. Nye is a masterful poet to whom everyone should introduce themselves.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Naomi Shihab Nye has such an expansive spirit and her poems, when she is at her best, take such dazzling turns that they make you want to tear open your little dried up walnut of a soul and embrace the world with love and forgiveness.<br/><br/>When she does not reach these heights -- and who could...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9597198">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this poet's language, rhythm, and control.  Every one I've read so far has brought a smile to my face or caught me slightly off in a &quot;what a clever thought&quot; moment.  I especially enjoy her poems that include her son and capture the unbelievable innocence and creativity of youth.  So...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[From an international being who lives nearby, <br/>comes a world class poet.<br/>Can't wait to meet her when Seton Cove brings her<br/>to Austin this fall.<br/><br/> ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There isn't really a general focus of these poems, but it did seem like many of them were about Nye's son. As always, she has written some amazing poems.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first favorite poet. And that was before I found out she came from just the same stuff as I am made of.]]></body>
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