Nantucket Book Festival: Kwame Alexander

Poet, educator, publisher, Emmy® Award-winning producer, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 40 books, Kwame Alexander will be speaking at the Methodist Church about his moving memoir, Why Fathers Cry at Night, which Publisher’s Weekly says, “finds poetry in places both ordinary and extraordinary.” Kwame was a 2023 Nantucket Book Foundation Visiting Author in Schools, and his visit left a lasting impression on island students and teachers. Join Kwame as he shares stories from his memoir and his award-winning writing career.