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You want to be a better writer? Read. Kwame Alexander’s advice to writers — Inform yourself. Enhance your worldview. Read, read, read.
"Be authentic," says author Kwame Alexander In his writing workshops with kids, Kwame Alexander reminds students to be intentional and authentic.
"Surf's Up" This picture book by Kwame Alexander, featuring two frogs, Bro and Dude, is all about the joy of reading and summer.
Kwame Alexander reads from "Acoustic Rooster" Kwame Alexander reads a short excerpt from his picture book about an all-animal jazz band, featuring Mules Davis and Thelonious Monkey.
"Booked" by Kwame Alexander This soccer-based story by Kwame Alexander explores a father-son relationship and the different ways that a young person gets “booked” — or taken out of the game
Kwame Alexander reads from "The Crossover" Kwame Alexander shares one of his favorite passages from his bestselling book, The Crossover.
A metaphor for life Kwame Alexander believes that sports is a great metaphor for our lives and how we live them.
Visual poetry in "The Crossover" It was important to Kwame Alexander that the poetry in The Crossover visually expressed how the words should sound and be heard.
Finding the universal in poetry Kwame Alexander tries to create work that is accessible, commercial, and literary.
The human soul distilled Writer Kwame Alexander learned from a playwriting professor that poetry is the basic building block of all forms of writing.
