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The Bio. Just Who is Kwame Alexander? The Books  (order them here!)

"I read many of the poems from your new collection and that one about the "10 Reasons Dads Cry at Night" was GREAT! Man, you nailed it! It's droll, eloquent and melancholy all at the same time. Excellent stuff!"

—Eric Feber, Virginia Pilot-Ledger Star

The new book is out, and let me be the first to tell you, I didn't pull any punches with this one. Dancing Naked on the Floor (poems and a few heated essays) is the eighth book (wonder?) and it's published by The Writer's Lair Books (Kudos to Shana), an independent press owned by a young lady who is on fire right now. Here's an excerpt from the new book...

Picturing You

I am not a painter

browns and blues

we get along but

we are not close

I am no Van Gogh

but give me plain paper

a dull pencil

some scotch

and I will hijack your curves

take your soul hostage

paint a portrait

so colorful and delicate

you just may have

to cut off my ear

 

Kwame Alexander