This event will be centered around Kwame’s new book “This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets” which will be released in February. In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, best-selling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout. Featuring work from well-loved poets such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, Ross Gay, Tracy K. Smith, Terrance Hayes, Morgan Parker and Nikki Giovanni, “This Is the Honey” is a rich and abundant offering of language from the poets giving voice to generations of resilient joy. Copies of this book and a selection of others will be available for sale at the box office. Attendees are welcome to bring their own copies for book signing which occurs after their presentation.