Elizabeth Alexander | The Sun Magazine

Elizabeth Alexander

Elizabeth Alexander is the author of six books of poems, two collections of essays, a memoir, and a play. She lives in New York City and was recently appointed president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

— From December 2018
The Dog-Eared Page

Praise Song For The Day

A Poem for Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration

December 2018
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