And Then You Know: New and Selected Poems

by Kwame Alexander

Overview

A collection of poems from the 2015 Newbery Medalist, Kwame Alexander

If I can have a literary son, I like to think it is Kwame Alexander...Hard worker, truth seeker, soul sharer. --Nikki Giovanni

Like the minimalist, melodic, melancholy music of 20th century French Composer Erik Satie, poet Kwame Alexander's parsed, fecund words dance their way into one's heart, head...and soul. --Eric W. Feber, Virginia Pilot-Ledger Dtar

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479120475
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	08/13/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	138
Sales rank:	705,388
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Kwame Alexander is a New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning producer, poet and educator. He has written at least 39 books including his Newbery Medal winning young adult novel, The Crossover that was adapted as a Disney+ series. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Help You Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game of Life, Rebound, The Door of No Return, Swing and Becoming Muhammad Ali, which he co-wrote with James Patterson. He also co-authored picture books including How to Read a Book, How to Write a Poem and the award-winning book, The Undefeated. Alexander is a regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition and is the creator and host of the Why Fathers Cry podcast. He lives in Virginia with his family.