Brave Writer

BONUS: Poetry, Sports, and The Crossover | with Newbery Winner Kwame Alexander


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Today we have a bonus treat for the Brave Writer community, especially those of you in the Boomerang Book Club.

We are introducing you to Kwame Alexander. He is a poet, educator, New York Times Bestselling author, honorary Brave Writer, and recipient of both the 2015 Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award.

We explore...

  • self-publishing
  • poetry as a form of form of activism
  • and why Kwame blends poetry and sports.

You can download show notes for the podcast here: http://blog.bravewriter.com/category/podcasts/

Resources:

  • You can download Free Writing Lessons here: http://go.bravewriter.com/free-writing-lessons
  • Watch The Official Music Video for The Playbook (with music by Randy Preston)
  • Pick up one of Kwame’s books:
  • The Playbook
  • The Crossover
  • or any of his 20 other books!


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