{"product_id":"this-is-the-honey-an-anthology-of-contemporary-black-poets-kwame-alexander","title":"This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets;  Kwame Alexander","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising Black poets and writers of our time, edited by  Why Fathers Cry at Night  author and #1  New York Times  bestselling author Kwame Alexander. In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout. Featuring work from well-loved poets such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker, and Nikki Giovanni, This Is the Honey is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy, “each incantation,” as Mahogany L. Browne puts it in her titular poem, is “a jubilee of a people dreaming wildly.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis essential collection, in the tradition of Dudley Randall’s The Black Poets and E. Ethelbert Miller’s In Search of Color Everywhere, contains poems exploring joy, love, origin, race, resistance, and praise. Jacqueline A.Trimble likens “Black woman joy” to indigo, tassels, foxes, and peacock plumes. Tyree Daye, Nate Marshall, and Elizabeth Acevedo reflect on the meaning of “home” through food, from Cuban rice and beans to fried chicken gizzards. Clint Smith and Cameron Awkward-Rich enfold us in their intimate musings on love and devotion. From a “jewel in the hand” (Patricia Spears Jones) to “butter melting in small pools” (Elizabeth Alexander), This Is the Honey drips with poignant and delightful imagery, music, and raised fists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFresh, memorable, and deeply moving, this definitive collection a must-have for any lover of language and a gift for our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanuary 30, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 21 books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crossover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurf's Up\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a picture book; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooked\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a middle grade novel; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe Said She Said\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a YA novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKwame 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49913958433090,"sku":"","price":12.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/thisthehoney.jpg?v=1729541890","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/this-is-the-honey-an-anthology-of-contemporary-black-poets-kwame-alexander","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}