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Title: Dancing Naked On The Floor Author: Kwame Alexander
Title: Dancing Naked On The Floor
Author: Kwame Alexander
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In his third book of poems, a more seasoned Alexander once again uses a deft wit and wide-eyed focus to bridge the gap between passion and politics, family and freedom. Here is a collection of poems that "shimmy" right off the page and into your soul!
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"Kwame Alexander has done it again! This edition of poetry is beyond beautiful and Alexander is such a soulful, intelligent and elegant writer, that this collection is destined to become a literary classic for our generation and those to come. He reaches deep within himself and paints each word with colorful, deliberate, broad brush strokes
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painting a magnificent tapestry of his life's journey. Dancing...reveals the transparent heart of a man who is passionate, essential and unashamed to dance naked on the floor and tell us all about it."-Stacey Evans-Morgan, Writer/Producer, UPN's "The Parkers"
painting a magnificent tapestry of his life's journey. Dancing...reveals the transparent heart of a man who is passionate, essential and unashamed to dance naked on the floor and tell us all about it."
-Stacey Evans-Morgan, Writer/Producer, UPN's "The Parkers"
"His subject matter is almost always the influence that one human life can have on another, written in language that is muscular and gutsy."-Kim Roberts, Editor, Beltway Poetry Quarterly
"His subject matter is almost always the influence that one human life can have on another, written in language that is muscular and gutsy."
-Kim Roberts, Editor,
Beltway Poetry Quarterly
"Kwame Alexander's new book gets us all spinning across the dance floor in joy and celebration. His muscular, lyrical, funny, erotic, and truth-telling verses are the kinds of poems the times call for. They make me want to 'shake a tail feather'--and a pen."-Reginald Harris, Author, 10 Tongues
"Kwame Alexander's new book gets us all spinning across the dance floor in joy and celebration. His muscular, lyrical, funny, erotic, and truth-telling verses are the kinds of poems the times call for. They make me want to 'shake a tail feather'--and a pen."
-Reginald Harris, Author,
10 Tongues
Where Do We Go From Here?wrap yourself in a mountain of prayersmeditate on worn out wordsthere is no more comfort in speechand protest proves no match for line itemsso what is to be said to the sons and daughters of freedom?that oil and ego trump blood and ethos?surely there is no consolationfor the mass leaving
Where Do We Go From Here?
wrap yourself in a mountain of prayers
meditate on worn out words
there is no more comfort in speech
and protest proves no match for line items
so what is to be said to the sons and
daughters of freedom?
that oil and ego trump blood and ethos?
surely there is no consolation
for the mass leaving
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no spring for the blizzard of death returningonly a mother's facefairway green with hopethat white men will transformthe blazing colors of our rainbowand learn to lovethemselvesthat america will sing victory andfinally win this war againstitself
no spring
for the blizzard of death returning
only a mother's face
fairway green with hope
that white men will transform
the blazing colors of our rainbow
and learn to love
themselves
that america will sing victory and
finally win this war against
itself
Picturing YouI am not a painterbrowns and blueswe get along but we are not closeI am no Van Goghbut give me plain papera dull pencilsome scotch
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 willhijack your curvestake your soul hostagepaint a portraitso colorful and delicateyou just may haveto cut off my ear
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
According to Publisher's Weekly, Midwest Book Review, and the National Association of Women in Publishing, Kwame Alexander is a pivotal figure in contemporary American literature and publishing. He is a publisher, poet, playwright, and author of nine books,
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including the best-selling Do The Write Thing: 7 Steps to Publishing Success. Alexander has hosted and produced over two hundred live literary-related readings, programs and festivals. As a literary expert and commentator, he has appeared on a variety of television and radio programs including Fox News; Tavis Smiley; BET's Teen Summit; Baltimore's WBAL; D.C.'s WKYS; and NPR's Kojo Namdi Show. He has also been
including the best-selling Do The Write Thing: 7 Steps to Publishing Success. Alexander has hosted and produced over two hundred live literary-related readings, programs and festivals.
As a literary expert and commentator, he has appeared on a variety of television and radio programs including Fox News; Tavis Smiley; BET's Teen Summit; Baltimore's WBAL; D.C.'s WKYS; and NPR's Kojo Namdi Show. He has also been
featured in the Washington Post, Poets and Writers Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, Washington Times, Baltimore Sun, and Vibe Magazine.Alexander has been selected as a special guest author for the Library of Congress Poets at Noon Series. He has served as a judge for several local and national literary awards, including the Georgia Writer's Awards, and the Washington, DC Parkmont Poetry Awards. He has also participated as a poet-in-the-school for Arlington, VA;
featured in the Washington Post, Poets and Writers Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, Washington Times, Baltimore Sun, and Vibe Magazine.
Alexander has been selected as a special guest author for the Library of Congress Poets at Noon Series. He has served as a judge for several local and national literary awards, including the Georgia Writer's Awards, and the Washington, DC Parkmont Poetry Awards. He has also participated as a poet-in-the-school for Arlington, VA;
Little Rock, AK; and Denver, CO public school systems.Alexander has served as a script consultant for the PBS series Moneywise; and scriptwriter for the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) PSA, narrated by Bill Cosby. Alexander lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and two daughters, and enjoys reading, writing, and a good game of chess.
Little Rock, AK; and Denver, CO public school systems.
Alexander has served as a script consultant for the PBS series Moneywise; and scriptwriter for the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) PSA, narrated by Bill Cosby.
Alexander lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and two daughters, and enjoys reading, writing, and a good game of chess.
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ISBN: 9780975440230 / 70pgs.
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