Elizabeth Acevedo – American writer of Dominican descent, author of The Poet X and Clap When You Land, winner of the US National Book Award. She merges poetry and prose, exploring identity, race, womanhood and the immigrant experience. Her verse novels have become an important voice for young readers worldwide.
📚 Started as a slam poet, winning national competitions. 🎤 Infuses hip-hop rhythm into her verse prose. 🏆 The Poet X won both the National Book Award and the Carnegie Medal. 🌎 Her works are translated into many languages. 👩🏫 Taught creative writing in schools and universities. 💡 Believes poetry empowers teens to claim their voice. 📖 Often draws from Dominican-American family experiences. ✍️ Known for popularising the “verse novel” form. 🎬 Several of her works are being considered for adaptation. 😂 Once joked her rhymes “have a life of their own.” 😅 Fans dub her “a rapper of the literary world.”