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Poet of the Day: Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction. Alexander has won numerous awards for his work, including a Newbery Medal and the Charlotte Huck Honor Award for The Crossover . He believes in the power of poetry and language to change people’s lives.

Did you know?
 Alexander says, "I decided I wanted to be a poet when I wrote a poem for a girl I liked in college. Later, she married me. Yay for poetry!"

"Gameplay
on the pitch, lightning faSt,
dribble, fake, then make a dash
player tries tO steal the ball
lift and step and make him fall"
An excerpt from from Booked
Read
Read a lively interview with Kwame Alexander in the Council Chronicle .
Classroom Connections
After reading The Crossover , a novel in verse that is rich in character and relationships, facilitate a dialogue around Kwame Alexander’s award-winning text.
Your Two Cents
Speaking about his book The Crossover , Kwame Alexander says, "I felt that poetry would mirror the energy, the movement, the pulse of a basketball game the best." What other sport or activity would make for a good poem?