April 25 Poet of the Day is Kwame Dawes. Born in Ghana, Kwame Dawes later moved to Jamaica and spent most of his childhood and early adult life there. In addition to poetry, Kwame also writes fiction, nonfiction and plays. Read about this multitalented artist here:
Additional resources about Kwame Dawes:
Poets.Org: http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/2118, http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/22007
Poetry Archive: http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=17247
Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/kwame-dawes
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/uwm/dawes.html, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/poet-kwame-dawes-remembers-uncle-kofi-awoonor-with-reading-of-the-weaver-bird/
Calabash Interview: http://www.nyu.edu/calabash/vol5no1/0501115.pdf
Kickstarts Fund for African Poetry: http://www.dailynebraskan.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_db86abbe-0b67-11e2-88e2-001a4bcf6878.html
YouTube Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puv51J7RBXo When Disaster Strikes (Haiti): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DsSpTUQuSg, Poetry reading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx5Vohf5rW0
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