Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander is an American poet, writer, and literary scholar born on May 30, 1962, in Harlem, New York City. She has served as the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since 2018 and is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, having composed 'Praise Song for the Day' for President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration [1][2][4].
Poetry
Memoir
Essays
Drama
Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color: Poems
The Light of the World: A Memoir
The Light of the World: A Memoir
Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
The Trayvon Generation
Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010
Ficre Ghebreyesus: City with a River Running Through
Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color
Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010
The Light of the World: A Memoir
Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration
Praise Song for the Day
The Light Of The World
Praise Song for the Day