Kwame Alexander

Summary

Kwame Alexander is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Manhattan^[2]. He was born on August 21, 1968^[3]. He worked as a children's writer^[4], writer^[5], and poet^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Kwame Alexander's place of birth was Manhattan^[2].
• Kwame Alexander was born on August 21, 1968^[3].
• Kwame Alexander held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Kwame Alexander's professions included children's writer^[4].
• Kwame Alexander worked as a writer^[5].
• Kwame Alexander worked as a poet^[6].
• Kwame Alexander's field of work was American poetry^[9].
• Kwame Alexander's field of work was young adult literature^[10].
• Kwame Alexander's field of work was creative writing^[11].
• Kwame Alexander's education included a stint at Virginia Tech^[12].
• Kwame Alexander received the Newbery Medal^[13].
• Kwame Alexander is recorded as male^[14].
• Kwame Alexander's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Kwame Alexander's Commons category is recorded as Kwame Alexander^[16].
• Kwame Alexander's family name is recorded as Q1511218^[17].
• Kwame Alexander's official website is recorded as https://kwamealexander.com/^[18].
• Kwame Alexander's participant in is recorded as Furious Flower Conference (1st: 1994)^[19].
• Kwame Alexander's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[20].
• Kwame Alexander's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+60772'}^[21].
• Kwame Alexander's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+53973'}^[22].
• Kwame Alexander's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+67734'}^[23].
• Kwame Alexander's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+67814'}^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1968-08-26^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: d925abe2-1b3b-4700-8222-426d18198cd7^[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Kwame Alexander's place of birth was Manhattan^[2]. He was born on August 21, 1968^[3].

Education

Kwame Alexander's education included a stint at Virginia Tech^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include children's writer^[4], writer^[5], and poet^[6]. Fields of work include American poetry^[9], a literary genre by place of origin^[29], in United States^[30]; young adult literature^[10], a sub-set of literature^[31]; and creative writing^[11], a field of study^[32].

Recognition

Kwame Alexander received the Newbery Medal^[13].

Why It Matters

Kwame Alexander ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[7]

FAQs

Where was Kwame Alexander born?

Kwame Alexander's place of birth was Manhattan^[2].

What did Kwame Alexander do for work?

Kwame Alexander worked as children's writer^[4], writer^[5], and poet^[6].

Where did Kwame Alexander go to school?

Kwame Alexander was educated at Virginia Tech^[12].

What awards did Kwame Alexander receive?

Honors received include Newbery Medal^[13].