by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Jul 7, 2026 | Whats New
About 18 years ago, Kwame Alexander was struggling to sell a novel in verse about twin brothers who are star basketball players at their middle school. Finally, after weathering rejections from more than 20 publishers, Alexander got a yes. When that novel, “The...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Oct 14, 2026 | Whats New
Emmy-winning actor Christopher Jackson rose to fame for his breakout role as George Washington in the original 2015 run of “Hamilton” on Broadway. More than 10 years later, he has returned to the Richard Rodgers Theatre to reprise his role as the first...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Jul 7, 2026 | Whats New
Newbery Medalist and Newbery Honor recipient Kwame Alexander, author of more than 45 books, is embarking on a new chapter in his creative journey. Spring 2027 will mark the debut of his eponymous imprint at Sourcebooks, which will publish picture books, middle grade,...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Jul 6, 2026 | Poems
AI is not the writeror the handis not the singeror the bandis not even the drumkeeping timewhile you findyour rhythmword by wordby word. It is the beatyou recordedthat one timewhen your brain distilleda life. It is Press play. Sure, it can borrowa metaphor for youcan...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Jun 17, 2026 | Kwame News
he Mighty Macy – Kwame’s first chapter book – is on shelves now! When Macy gets book one of The Mighty Zora series for her birthday, she stays up until 11:34pm finishing the book.But the next day, when Macy gets to her school library, eager to...
