The Light of the World
Author(s): Elizabeth Alexander
In THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of the intimacy they shared, grappling with the resulting void, and finding solace in caring for her two teenage sons, Alexander channels her poetic sensibilities into rich, lucid prose that universalizes a very personal quest for meaning and acceptance in the wake of loss. THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD is both an endlessly compelling memoir and a deeply felt meditation on the blessings of love, family, art, and community. For those who have loved and lost, or for anyone who cares about what matters most, this book is required reading.
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"Alexander explores tensions inherent in gender and race and expresses the ambivalence of motherhood in jazz-inflected tones." ELLE"
Elizabeth Alexander composed and recited "Praise Song for the Day" for President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration. She is the author of six books of poetry--including American Sublime, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--and is the first winner of the Jackson Prize for Poetry and a National Endowment for the Arts and Guggenheim fellow. She is the Thomas E. Donnelley Professor of African American Studies at Yale University.
General Fields
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- : Grand Central Publishing
- : Grand Central Publishing
- : 0.188
- : 01 September 2016
- : 172mm X 203mm X 18mm
- : United States
- : 01 March 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : Elizabeth Alexander
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : English
- : 811.54
- : 224
- : BM
