![]() ![]() This is also intentional to help engage more young people with reading. ![]() This helps the reader better understand the characters, their feelings, and relate the content to what a young person may be going through in their own life. Alexander says he tries to write poems and stories that are very personal to him, but make them your business. Reading poetry helps us better understand words, emotions, and each other. In the video below, he explains how powerful the use of poetry can be even describing it as “… the human soul distilled into very few words.” You can feel his excitement while speaking of the form! One of the mediums that he chooses to work with is poetry. His mission is to “change the world one word at a time,” and he is already on his way to accomplishing that! Two of his books were transformed into a musical by the Kennedy Center, and another one of his books is becoming a TV series on the Disney Channel! Needless to say, Mr. ![]() He is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 30 books and has received numerous awards and accolades including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor. Kwame Alexander is an American poet, educator, author, and executive producer. “The mind of an adult begins in the imagination of a child.” ![]()
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