Kupenda: Love Poems

by Kwame Alexander

Poetry. It had to come to Kwame and KUPENDA. It had to come to Love Poems by a revolutionary brother whose heart is tied to his daughter and the woman he loves -- Nikki Giovanni. Alexander is a soldier of love. He writes so our hearts may beat and never be broken. Of course there will always be the blues but for now, Kupenda, baby. Kupenda! -- E. Ethelbert Miller.

Genres: Poetry

54 pages, Paperback

First published July 28, 2000

About the author

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 21 books, including The Crossover, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Passaic Poetry Prize. Kwame writes for children of all ages. His other works include Surf's Up, a picture book; Booked, a middle grade novel; and He Said She Said, a YA novel.

Kwame believes that poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower young people through his PAGE TO STAGE Writing and Publishing Program released by Scholastic. A regular speaker at colleges and conferences in the U.S., he also travels the world planting seeds of literary love (Singapore, Brazil, Italy, France, Shanghai, etc.). Recently, Alexander led a delegation of 20 writers and activists to Ghana, where they delivered books, built a library, and provided literacy professional development to 300 teachers, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an International literacy program he co-founded.