Local Author and Poet, kweisi gharreau (pronounced kway-c ga-har-ro) aka kweisi, the poet will read poetry from his children's poetry book; one, two, three, iLOVE Poet-Tree for K-5Th graders. After his reading, kweisi (kway-c) will be doing a light writing session of creative self-expression with the children.

Literary bio on the independent Author:

kweisi gharreau aka kweisi, the poet IG: @kweisithebrand                                                                                                                                                                                 kweisi gharreau (kway-c ga-har-ro) spent the past 17-years living in Hollywood before moving back to Chicago in 2023 to pursue his literary dreams of becoming Chicago's Inaugural Poet Laureate. kweisi was a Nominee for the Chicago's Inaugural Poet Laureate appointment. However, kweisi was not appointed, disappointed he stayed in Chicago to continue his literary journey. kweisi's classic spoken word album the truth. the way. the life. with Spike Rebel and featured GRAMMY AWARDS Nominee, TeamJohnHill was a 2024 GRAMMY AWARDS Contender in six categories which you can stream for your listening pleasure on APPLE Music. kweisi's spoken word song, one shot away was up for the GRAMMY AWARDS' Merit Award for BEST SONG FOR SOCIAL CHANGE which addresses kweisi's dark thoughts of suicide. one shot away is the very poem that prevented kweisi from taking his life via suicide.  kweisi worked in Los Angeles as a Brand Strategist and Celebrity PR Executive for the boutique firm kgPR in which he is the Principle Partner and Founder.  

kweisi is an HBCU graduate from the class of 1992 at the Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. kweisi, studied abroad in a literary Master's Program at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England. kweisi is a self-published author and an unofficial New York Time's Best Seller, independently selling over 5,000 units of his debut book, n'nocent RAGE.                                                                                                                             

kweisi is a father of two beautiful children, his daughter, Nyrial and his son, Navonne Love IG @tp.navonne Watch kweisi's son, Navonne Love in GET LIT'S high school literary classic tournament documentary; BEYOND WORDS: Verses of Change streaming now on PBS or go the the link in kweisi's IG bio to stream. Also, kweisi is an activist against human violence with guns. Poetry empowered kweisi to write, meet and forgive his brother, James Lemar Ford aka Lemont's killers.  kweisi's message is simple...PEACE LOVE & FORGIVENESS.