Rebound the american poetry book

Books dribble, fake, shoot, miss, dribble, fake, shoot, swish the basketball poetry of kwame alexander the newbery awardwinning. A few poems are cast in graphic novelstyle panels, which serve as nice. Dribble, fake, shoot, miss, dribble, fake, shoot, swish the basketball poetry of. Newbery awardwinning poet and author is back with a new book, rebound. The second poem in rebound captured the manic, frenetic energy of alexanders masterful the crossover. By sharing poetry with young people, we are holding a seashell up to their ears. Thats why we use cookies to help us improve our website. Each of the freeverse novels are comingofage stories and. Michael hinds has taught at various institutions, including trinity college dublin and the university of tokyo, and is currently teaching english and american literature at the mater dei institute, dublin city university.

This pioneering collection of new essays challenges established modes of reading american lyric poetry, by orientating interpretation so that it. Stephen matterson, michael hinds rebound the american. New york times bestseller ala notable book an eminently satisfying story of family, recovery, and growing into manhood. Ive read this book called rebound by kwame alexander its a book of poetry. Also written in verse, rebound is funny, moving and full of great ideas on how to live your life. This is a joyous parade of poetry that packs incredible emotional depth. Biography kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and the new york times bestselling author of 32 books, including the undefeated, illustrated by kadir nelson, how to read a book, illustrated by melissa sweet, swing, rebound, which. Rebound by kwame alexander is shortlisted for the 2019 carnegie medal. Alexanders nonrhyming poetry has propulsive, hardhitting rhythm. Kwame alexander brings his signature verse to rebound houghton mifflin harcourt, 414. Carnegie medal shortlist celebrates novels in free verse. This pioneering collection of new essays challenges established modes of reading american lyric poetry, by orientating interpretation so that it incorporates an awareness of the book context in which individual poems are embedded. Kwame alexander, newbery medal winner, talks about rebound. Speaking truth, beautifully, to shattered young people the new.

The novel from this africanamerican writer merged sports and poetry, uniquely telling the emotional story of two basketballloving teenage twin. He is a regular contributor to metre, is editor of the journal rea and coeditor of the irish journal of american studies. Dribble, fake, shoot, miss, dribble, fake, shoot, swish. The thirteen essays in rebound respond to a clear remit, part of which is to question the nearaxiomatic belief that critical and pedagogical mediations of american poetry, as well as its material transmission, have been and are dominated perhaps. Scotsman the poetry grabs you and just wont let you go, everyone must read this book. The american poetry book is a pioneering collection of new essays that, by aiming interpretation to incorporate an awareness of the context in which individual poems are embedded in the book challenges established ways of reading american lyric poetry. Published april 2nd 2018 by hmh books for young readers.