Alexander, Elizabeth

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The Trayvon Generation

Hearing this work is a simultaneously motivating and heartbreaking experience. An absolute must-listen and essential purchase for all libraries.

The Trayvon Generation

A very moving short book that seeks to challenge readers’ assumptions about American society; highly recommended for all libraries and for reading groups.
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The Light of the World

While it's impossible to avoid comparisons to Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking (2005), this work is set apart by the fluid translation of Alexander's poetic ability into sentences so beautiful they beg to be reread. [See Prepub Alert, 10/20/14.]
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Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990–2010

"We crave radiance in this austere world," says Alexander, perhaps best known as President Obama's inaugural poet but a favorite of poetry lovers everywhere...
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Crave Radiance

Highly recommended for all readers of contemporary poetry, especially those interested in African American literature.
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