Awards and honors Īlexander received many awards as a writer.
The Door of No Return a historical verse novel set in Ghana in 1861 told from the perspective of eleven year old, Koffi was inspired by his visits to Ghana. He is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition program. Īlexander runs the Bookinaday program to introduce children to writing and publishing. He won a 2020 Newbery Honor for his illustrated poem The Undefeated. Books Īlexander's picture book Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, was selected for the 2014 "Michigan Reads! One State, One Children's Book" program. Fortunately he took a writing class with award-winning poet, Nikki Giovanni.
His father was a scholar and book publisher and his mother was an educator so he was always surronded by books.Īlexander attended Virginia Tech, where he began premedical studies. Kwame Alexander (born August 21, 1968) is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction.Īlexander was born in Manhattan, New York, and grew up in Virginia.
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