Elizabeth Alexander is many things. She’s a poet, a philanthropist, an educator, and an intellectual, but most of all, she’s a visionary. In her six books of poetry, Alexander is an explorer who’s ...

Acclaimed poet, author and professor Elizabeth Alexander has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize board. Suggested Reading These Ain’t Your Grandma’s MuuMuus What’s Black at Sundance 2026: Movies, ...

When asked how it felt to have President Barack Obama request she write a poem for his first inauguration, Elizabeth Alexander humbly responded: “I was just happy there was going to be a poem for the ...

Elizabeth Alexander, a poet, scholar, and memoirist, has been tapped to lead the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the nation’s pre-eminent humanities grant maker. When she starts in mid-March, Alexander ...

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Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest funder of the arts and humanities, which recently launched a $35 ...

Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration (Graywolf); American Sublime (Graywolf) When Elizabeth Alexander presented Barack Obama's inaugural poem, few of us had ...