Why we still need poetry — and how it saves us | Kwame Alexander | TEDxMidAtlantic

Kwame Alexander shares a deeply personal and unexpectedly funny journey through the moments that shaped his life as a writer — from childhood rhymes, to love poems, to a transformative encounter inside a juvenile detention center. Blending humor, vulnerability, and wordplay, he reveals how poetry can reconnect us to our own voices, restore our capacity for wonder, and remind us what’s worth caring about, and invites us all to rediscover the power of language. NEED TO ADD This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx