The Light Of The World Book Elizabeth Alexander

Elizabeth alexander is a prose writer of deep talent and affecting skill.

The light of the world book elizabeth alexander.

From grand central publishing. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into a rich lucid prose alexander tells a love story that is itself a story of loss. Notably alexander composed and delivered praise song for the day for the inauguration of president barack obama in 2009 and is author or co author of fourteen books. A memoir kindle edition by alexander elizabeth.

Use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading the light of the world. In the light of the world elizabeth alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. In her new book the light of the world alexander a professor of poetry at yale who is probably best known for reading her poem praise song for the day at president obama s. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into a rich lucid price alexander tells a love story that is itself a story of loss.

The light of the world is elizabeth alexander s beautifully written but heart wrenching memoir about the life and love of her husband. Elizabeth alexander has 60 books on goodreads with 37188 ratings. Elizabeth alexander s most popular book is the light of the world. Her book of poems american sublime was a finalist for the pulitzer prize in poetry in 2006 and her memoir the light of the world was a finalist for the pulitzer.

Graceful in its simplicity sweeping in scope this book is proof that behind the boarded up windows of america s roiled marriages and ruined affairs true love still exists and where it does exist it graces the world and us with light and hope. Now a widow with two teenage sons alexander began the lengthy often wrenching process of mourning the man who had been the light of her world with tenderness and fierce poetic precision alexander recalls the hours days months and years after her husband s death. Many books talk when we first met we told each other about every single lover every crush every assignation every heartbreak. In the light of the world pub.

Date april 21 2015 elizabeth alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. As a former yale professor a poetry lover and a memoirist of loss myself i expected to like alexander s book. A deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost from acclaimed poet and pulitzer prize finalist elizabeth alexander.