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‘Dribble, fake, shoot, miss, dribble, fake, shoot, swish’ — the basketball poetry of Kwame Alexander
The Newbery Award-winning poet and author is back with a new book, ‘Rebound’
Culture
An unofficial ‘Queen Sugar’ reading list derived from each episode title
The epic drama has a treasure trove of writing by black authors
The Uplift
Muhammad Ali’s words are transformed into ‘Ali Prose’ to inspire kids to become poets
The contest will award scholarships for the best submissions by high school students
Culture
Derek Walcott’s elegy for America
The poet, playwright and 1992 Nobel laureate often wrote about colonialism and its aftereffects
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Kwame Alexander: Take a knee
The Newbery Medal winning poet delivers an exclusive piece for The Undefeated
Culture
‘Counting Descent’ — poetry in the age of Black Lives Matter
Clint Smith’s first poetry collection lingers long after the last line
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This one is for us
An ode to the unstoppable, the unforgettable, the unbreakable and The Undefeated