Kwame Alexander on THIS IS THE HONEY
\u201cI feel like these poems tell stories in and of themselves. And perhaps as an entire collection, they tell a greater story. \u2026 We're human beings \u2014 people laugh, love, hope, dream, dance, smile, live, die, just like everybody else. And Black people need to be reminded of that, and everybody else needs to be reminded of that.\u201d\xa0
\xa0This Is the Honey is the new poetry collection edited by Kwame Alexander featuring carefully curated poems from contemporary Black poets. Alexander joins us on the show to talk about compiling a collection of pieces, his own connections to this work and themes of identity and community with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.\xa0
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0
New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0
Featured Books (Episode):\xa0
This Is the Honey edited by Kwame Alexander\xa0
Why Fathers Cry at Night by Kwame Alexander\xa0
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander\xa0