Synopses & Reviews
Poetry. It had to come to Kwame and KUPENDA. It had to come to Love Poems by a revolutionary brother whose heart is tied to his daughter and the woman he loves -- Nikki Giovanni. Alexander is a soldier of love. He writes so our hearts may beat and never be broken. Of course there will always be the blues but for now, Kupenda, baby. Kupenda! -- E. Ethelbert Miller.
Synopsis
Alexander's first collection of verse since 1995 embraces and examines the peaks and lows of friendship, intimate love, family love, marriage, self-love and community spirit. A former student of Nikki Giovanni, he writes with a clever wit and loving eye. This collection of love poems wil surely be enjoyed whether you are at home curling up on the couch, or in a club grooving. There is something for us all to think about. To Laugh about. To be happy about.