New Canaan Country School will host award-winning Palestinian-American Poet, writer, anthologist and educator Naomi Shihab Nye on campus Monday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m., for a poetry reading and author talk.

Ms. Nye, a world traveler and frequent speaker, is the author or editor of more than 30 volumes. Recently named Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation, her collection of poems for young adults entitled Honeybee won the 2008 Arab American Book Award in the Children’s/Young Adult category. Her novel for children, The Turtle of Oman, was chosen both a Best Book of 2014 by The Horn Book and a 2015 Notable Children’s Book by the American Library Association. Her most recent work includes the book, Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners and a book of poems, The Tiny Journalist.

The 50-minute presentation will be followed by a question and answer session as well as an opportunity to purchase Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners and The Tiny Journalist and have them signed by the author. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Registration is encouraged; drop-ins are also welcome. For more information about the event or on purchasing the books, please visit www.countryschool.net/poet.