<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The first career retrospective by the award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander, now available in paperback</b> <p/><i>We crave radiance in this austere world, <br>light in the spiritual darkness.<br>Learning is the one perfect religion, <br>its path correct, narrow, certain, straight.<br> </i>--from Allegiance <p/>Over twenty years, Elizabeth Alexander has become one of America's most exciting and important poets, and her selection as the inaugural poet by President Barack Obama confirmed her place as one of the indispensable voices of our time. <i>Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010 </i>gathers twenty pages of new poetry, along with generous selections from her previous work. The result is the definitive volume to date by this American master.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Alexander is an unusual thing, a sensualist of history, a romanticist of race. She weaves biography, history, experience, pop culture and dream. Her poems make the public and private dance together." --<i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Elizabeth Alexander</b> is the author of five previous books of poetry, including <i>American Sublime</i>, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and two books of essays, including <i>The Black Interior</i>. She is the chair of the African American Studies Department at Yale University.
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