Kwame Alexander, is a poet, an educator, a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books, and recipient of the Newbery Medal for his novel The Crossover.

He is the founder of two organizations, Book-in-a-Day and LEAP for Ghana, and he regularly travels the world as a literacy advocate and expert.

Kwame has owned several publishing companies, written for stage and TV (TLC’s “Hip Hop Harry”), recorded a CD, produced jazz and book festivals, hosted a radio show, and taught high school English. In 2015, Kwame served as Bank Street College of Education’s first writer-in-residence.

Visit him at KwameAlexander.com.