The Black Interior: Essays by Elizabeth Alexander.
Elizabeth Alexander is a leading American poet whose work has been inspired by a wide range of influence, from history, literature, art and music, dreams and stories to the rich infinity of the African American experience. In January 2009 she read the inaugural poem for the swearing-in of President Barack Obama. She was born in New York City and grew up in Washington, DC. She is a poet.
Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, professor and current chair of the African American Studies Department at Yale University. A graduate of Yale and Boston University, she holds a Ph.D. in English.
Elizabeth Alexander is Professor of African American Studies and future Chair of the African American Studies Department at Yale University. In 2008, Dr. Alexander was selected by President-elect.
Elizabeth Alexander was born in 1962 in Harlem, New York, and grew up in Washington, D.C. She currently serves as a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Poets.org. Donate Donate. search. find poems find poets poem-a-day.
The papers of Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1757-1804), first treasury secretary of the United States, consist of his personal and public correspondence, drafts of his writings (although not his Federalist essays), and correspondence among members of the Hamilton and Schuyler families. The collection, consisting of approximately 12,000 items dating from 1708 to 1917, documents Hamilton's.
Elizabeth Alexander, Actress: Seven Deadly Sins. Born in Adelaide, Elizabeth grew up in Brisbane, Queensland and attended All Hallows School for Girls with her two sisters. She married actor George Spartels, who is probably best known as 'George from Playschool'. They have two daughters and live in Sydney, NSW. Elizabeth got her first big TV break in 1973, while still attending NIDA (National.
With a poet’s precision and an intellectually adventurous spirit, Elizabeth Alexander explores a wide spectrum of contemporary African American artistic life through literature, paintings, popular media, and films, and discusses its place in current culture. In The Black Interior, she examines the vital roles of such heavyweight literary figures as Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, and Rita.