{"product_id":"the-light-of-the-world-elizabeth-alexander","title":"The Light of the World;  Elizabeth Alexander","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Light of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid prose, Alexander tells a love story that is, itself, a story of loss. As she reflects on the beauty of her married life, the trauma resulting from her husband's death, and the solace found in caring for her two teenage sons, Alexander universalizes a very personal quest for meaning and acceptance in the wake of loss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Light of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is at once an endlessly compelling memoir and a deeply felt meditation on the blessings of love, family, art, and community. It is also a lyrical celebration of a life well-lived and a paean to the priceless gift of human companionship. For those who have loved and lost, or for anyone who cares what matters most, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Light of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is required reading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 14, 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Alexander is a Quantrell Award-winning American poet, essayist, playwright, university professor, and scholar of African-American literature and culture. She teaches English language\/literature, African-American literature, and gender studies at Yale University. Alexander was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard during the 2007-08 academic year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander's poems, short stories, and critical writings have been widely published in such journals and periodicals as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Women's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her play \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiva Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was performed at Yale's School of Drama, garnered her a National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship as well as an Illinois Arts Council award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn December 17th, 2008 it was announced that she will compose a poem which she shall recite at the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama in January 2009.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49415003144514,"sku":"","price":9.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/lightoftheworld.jpg?v=1721680394","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/the-light-of-the-world-elizabeth-alexander","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}