Kwame Alexander brings stories to life, inspiring young readers through poetry and storytelling. Kwame Alexander, a Chesapeake native and award-winning author, believes books are like amusement ...

Kwame Alexander, with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, illus. by Ekua Holmes. Candlewick, $16.99 (56p) ISBN 978-0-7636-8094-7 Wisdom from Lucille Clifton (“Poems come out of wonder ...

The three-hour drive Kwame Alexander had taken countless times from ... her family and a handful of close friends as the legendary poet and activist took her last breath. Giovanni died Monday ...

Poetry is the right words in the right ... A crossover is a tricky basketball move, designed to dazzle and confuse - and Kwame Alexander throughout plays with language, metaphor and rhythm to ...