Elizabeth Alexander appears in the following:
Philanthropy for Literature and Jazz
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Elizabeth Alexander talks about the Mellon Foundation's new grants and funding for literary arts and jazz musicians, and why money for the arts from the nonprofit sector is crucial.
Young and Black in America
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
Elizabeth Alexander examines the challenges of young Black Americans.
Envisioning Black Freedom
Friday, June 18, 2021
What does it mean to be Black and free in a country that undermines Black freedom?
Poetry and the Inauguration
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Reflecting on the young poet Amanda Gorman's poem from President Biden's inauguration with Elizabeth Alexander.
Reimagining America's Monuments
Monday, October 12, 2020
How do institutions highlight underrepresented groups and re-think current monuments and memorials?
The 'Trayvon Generation's' Trauma and Celebration
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Poet Elizabeth Alexander on raising Black sons, and how their generation is coping with the trauma of watching police violence against Black people.
Elizabeth Alexander on the Universal Trauma of Love and Loss
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander discusses the sudden death of her husband, and the existential crossroads that followed, in her memoir.
Recipe: Elizabeth Alexander's Spicy Red Lentil and Tomato Curry
Thursday, April 23, 2015
A recipe from Elizabeth Alexander's memoir The Light of the World
Recipe: Elizabeth Alexander's Shrimp Barka
Thursday, April 23, 2015
A recipe from Elizabeth Alexander's memoir The Light of the World
A People's Poem for the Inaguration: Poets Respond
Friday, January 18, 2013
Poet Kwame Dawes started off a poem for us earlier this week, and we've been sorting through nearly 200 responses in search of the perfect people's poem. Elizabeth Alexander read the ...
A poet discusses how to soothe an anxious spirit
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Literature can be a source of comfort in difficult times. Poet Elizabeth Alexander, who read her poem “Praise Song for the Day” at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, joins Jo...
