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Elizabeth Alexander

Elizabeth Alexander, Places Journal contributor

Elizabeth Alexander is a renowned poet, essayist, playwright, and scholar who is a professor at Columbia University and Director of Creativity and Free Expression at the Ford Foundation. Her latest book is the memoir The Light of the World.

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