A Conversation with Kwame Alexander, Part 1. Season 2 Ep. 1 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast

The Book Love Foundation Podcast

Welcome to Season 2 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning.

We kick off the season with a conversation with Kwame Alexander.

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Season 2 Ep 1 Show notes

This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Kwame Alexander.

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times Bestselling author of 24 books, including SOLO, a Young Adult Novel, and THE CROSSOVER, a middle grade novel which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Paterson Poetry Prize.

Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books.

– Penny

RESOURCES REFERENCED

Kwame’s web site is where you can find all things Kwame. Details and links are available there.

He served on the advisory committee for Nikki Giovanni’s 100 Best African American Poems.

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