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  | | The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks(1st Edition) (American Poets Project #19) by Gwendolyn Brooks, Elizabeth Alexander Hardcover, 174 Pages, Published 2005 by Library Of America Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-931082-87-7, ISBN: 1-931082-87-1 "Discover the most enduring works of legendary poet Gwendolyn Brooks—the first black author to win a Pulitzer Prize—in one collectible volume"If you wanted a poem," wrote Gwendolyn Brooks, "you only had to look out of a window. There was material always, walking or running, fighting or screaming or singing." From the life of Chicago's South Side she made a forceful and passionate poetry that fused Modernist aesthetics with African-Americ ..." |
 | | Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color(1st Edition) by Elizabeth Alexander, And Marilyn Nelson, Floyd Cooper Hardcover, 48 Pages, Published 2007 by Wordsong ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-456-3, ISBN: 1-59078-456-1 "Two renowned poets tell the story of Prudence Crandall and her black students, who endured the cruelty of prejudice and hateful actions for the sake of their education. Miss Crandall faced legal proceedings for opening her school of African American women. But her young students knew that Miss Crandall had committed no crime. They knew that the real criminals were the rich white residents of Canterbury, Connecticut, who had poisoned the ..." |
 | | Crave Radiance(1st Edition) New and Selected Poems 1990-2010 by Elizabeth Alexander Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by Graywolf Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55597-568-5, ISBN: 1-55597-568-2 "The first career retrospective by the award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander, including her poem delivered at Barack Obama's presidential inaugurationWe crave radiance in this austere world, light in the spiritual darkness. Learning is the one perfect religion, its path correct, narrow, certain, straight. ―from "Allegiance" Over twenty years, Elizabeth Alexander has become one of America's most exciting and important poets, and her sel ..." |
 | | Little Pumpkin's Big Surprise! by Elizabeth Alexander, Janee Trasler Hardcover, 14 Pages, Published 2008 by Golden Books ISBN-13: 978-0-375-84148-4, ISBN: 0-375-84148-2 "PUMPKIN PIE IS FINE, you see, but a jack-o’-lantern is what I’ll be! Little Pumpkin is singing his favorite song when a squirrel tells him that he’ll never be picked for Halloween because he’s still green. Little Pumpkin is heartbroken—until something extraordinary happens that will warm your heart and light up your Halloween! Young readers will love pressing the button to see what lights up on each spread of this interactive hardcover ..." |
 | | Workings of the Spirit The Poetics of Afro-American Women's Writing (Black Literature and Culture Series) by Elizabeth Alexander, Patricia Redmond, Houston A. Baker Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1990 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-03522-2, ISBN: 0-226-03522-0 "Two images suggest themselves as illustrations of this trajectory. One is the frontispiece of Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral (1773). 3 Clad in servant's clothing, the young and distinctively African-featured poet ..." |
 | | Jacob Lawrence(Reprint) The Migration Series by Leah Dickerman, Elsa Smithgall, Elizabeth Alexander, Rita Dove, Nikky Finney, Terrance Hayes, Tyehimba Jess, Yusef Komunyakaa, Jodi Roberts, Patricia Jones, Natasha Trethewey, Crystal Williams, Jacob Lawrence, Kevin Young Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2015 by The Museum Of Modern Art, New York ISBN-13: 978-0-87070-964-7, ISBN: 0-87070-964-X "In 1941, Jacob Lawrence, then just twenty-three years old, completed a series of sixty small tempera paintings with text captions about the Great Migration. Within months of its making, Lawrences Migration series was divided between The Museum of Modern Art (even numbered panels) and the Phillips Memorial Gallery (odd numbered panels). The work has since become a landmark in the history of African-American art, a monument in the collect ..." |
 | | The Light of the World(1st Edition) A Memoir by Elizabeth Alexander Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2015 by Grand Central Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4555-9987-5, ISBN: 1-4555-9987-5 "In THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband, who was just 50. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of her married life that was, grappling with the subsequent void, and feeling a re-energized devotion to her two teenage sons, Alexander channels her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid prose that describes a very personal and yet universal ..." |
 | | The Light Of The World(Large Print) (Thorndike Press biographies and memoirs) by Elizabeth Alexander Hardcover, 233 Pages, Published 2015 by Thorndike Press Large Print ISBN-13: 978-1-4104-8222-8, ISBN: 1-4104-8222-7 "The acclaimed poet reflects with gratitude on her life after the sudden death of her husband, discussing her personal quest for meaning and understanding, her renewed devotion to her teenage sons, and meditating on the blessings of love and family." |
 | | Harlem(1st Edition) A Century in Images by Thelma Golden, Deborah Willis, Cheryl Finley, Elizabeth Alexander, Finley Willis Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2010 by Skira Rizzoli ISBN-13: 978-0-8478-3335-1, ISBN: 0-8478-3335-6 "A century of Harlem, through the eyes and lenses of some of the most important artists and photographers of the twentieth century. The vibrant and bustling neighborhood occupying the upper reaches of Manhattan has been at the crossroads of the artistic, literary, and political currents of the African-American community since the early days of the twentieth century.Home to writers and revolutionaries, artists and agitators, Harlem has be ..." |
 | | The Grasshopper Hopped! by Elizabeth Alexander, Joung Un Kim Hardcover, 14 Pages, Published 2010 by Golden Books ISBN-13: 978-0-375-85427-9, ISBN: 0-375-85427-4 "Hippity-Hop! Hippity-Hop!Grasshopper hops off on an adventure that lands him in lots of peculiar places—the soup, which is too hot; the fridge, which is too cold; the sea, which is too salty; and into the mouth of the big hungry frog, which is . . . well, you’ll have to read more to find out! How far will poor Grasshopper have to hop before he finds the right place to be?This funny and fun-filled story is brought to life with easy-to-mo ..." |
 | | Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Fly In League With The Night Fly In League With The Night by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Andrea Schlieker, Isabella Maidment, Elizabeth Alexander Hardcover, Published 2020 by Distributed Art Publishers (Dap), United States ISBN-13: 978-1-942884-65-1, ISBN: 1-942884-65-6 "Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, born in 1977, is a British artist and writer. She attended Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Falmouth College of Arts and the Royal Academy. In 2018, she was awarded the Carnegie Prize." |
 | | Beyond the Hood Feminism and the Cult of Black Masculinity by Elizabeth Alexander Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published by Oxford University Press, Usa ISBN-13: 978-0-19-510475-2, ISBN: 0-19-510475-7 |
 | | Walls Turned Sideways Artists Confront the Justice System by Risa Puleo, Nicole R. Fleetwood, Bill Arning, Elizabeth Alexander, Stephen Eisenman, Michel Foucault, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Evan Bissell, Andy Campbell, Melanie Crean, Gean Moreno, Natalia Zuluaga Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2019 by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston ISBN-13: 978-0-9840566-5-1, ISBN: 0-9840566-5-3 "Walls Turned Sideways accompanies the largest museum presentation to investigate the criminal justice system in the US. What is the social role and responsibility of the artist in times of political urgency? What functions can only art and artists fulfill in the political landscape? This catalog discusses the work of more than 30 artists from across the nation, with works spanning the past 40 years, who address the criminal justice syst ..." |
 | | Ficre Ghebreyesus City with a River Running Through by Elizabeth Alexander, Julie Mehretu, Emily Kuhlmann, Lowery Stokes Sims Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2019 by Cameron ISBN-13: 978-1-944903-70-1, ISBN: 1-944903-70-4 "Published to accompany an exhibition presented by the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco, this new volume showcases the work of Eritrean-born artist Ficre Ghebreyesus. Many of the paintings featured are abstracts, studies of geometric color that highlight the artist’s delight in the material qualities of oil paint on canvas. This collection brings together more than a dozen of Ghebreyesus’ finest works, focusing on a ..." |
 | | Kerry James Marshall Mastry by Helen Molesworth, Helen Anne Molesworth, Dieter Roelstraete, Abigail Winograd, Elizabeth Alexander, Lanka Tattersall, Kerry James Marshall Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2016 by Skira Rizzoli ISBN-13: 978-0-8478-4833-1, ISBN: 0-8478-4833-7 "The definitive monograph on contemporary African American painter Kerry James Marshall, accompanying a major traveling retrospective. This long-awaited volume celebrates the work of Kerry James Marshall, one of America s greatest living painters. Born before the passage of the Civil Rights Act, in Birmingham, Alabama, and witness to the Watts riots in 1965, Marshall has long been an inspired and imaginative chronicler of the African Ame ..." |
 | | Speaking of People(1st Edition) Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art by Lauren Haynes, Thelma Golden, Romi Crawford, Hank Willis Thomas, Siobhan Carter-David, Elizabeth Alexander, Jamillah James, Dana Liss, Hallie Ringle, Abbe Schriber Hardcover, 110 Pages, Published 2014 by The Studio Museum In Harlem ISBN-13: 978-0-942949-41-4, ISBN: 0-942949-41-2 "Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art explores the ways contemporary artists use Ebony and Jet as a resource and as inspiration in their practices. Published by Johnson Publishing Company for over sixty years, both magazines are cultural touchstones for many African Americans and often represent a commonality between people of diverse backgrounds. This fully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays by Assistant Cur ..." |
 | | Praise Song for the Day(1st Edition) by Elizabeth Alexander, David Diaz Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2012 by Katherine Tegen Books ISBN-13: 978-0-06-192663-1, ISBN: 0-06-192663-9 " Praise Song for the Day was commissioned for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. These inspiring words by award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander celebrate all that has made America what it is today and challenge us—as individuals, as communities, as a nation—to continue working toward the dream of a better world for all. Together with spectacular illustrations by Caldecott Award–winning illustrator David Diaz, Praise Song for ..." |
 | | Into a Light Both Brilliant and Unseen Conversations with Contemporary Black Poets (Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication) by Malin Pereira, Cornelius Eady, Cyrus Cassells, Elizabeth Alexander, Harryette Mullen, Rita Dove, Thylias Moss, Wanda Coleman, Yusef Komunyakaa Hardcover, 260 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Georgia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-3107-2, ISBN: 0-8203-3107-4 "Malin Pereira’s collection of eight interviews with leading contemporary African American poets offers an in-depth look at the cultural and aesthetic perspectives of the post–Black Arts Movement generation.This volume includes unpublished interviews Pereira conducted with Wanda Coleman, Yusef Komunyakaa, Thylias Moss, Harryette Mullen, Cornelius Eady, and Elizabeth Alexander, as well as conversations with Rita Dove and Cyrus Cassells pr ..." |
 | | Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color Poems by Elizabeth Alexander, Marilyn Nelson, Floyd Cooper Hardcover, 47 Pages, Published 2007 by Wordsong ISBN-13: 978-1-4287-6476-7, ISBN: 1-4287-6476-3 "Poets Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson tell the story of Prudence Crandall's school for African American girls opened in 1833." |
 | | Power and Possibility(1st Edition) Essays, Reviews, and Interviews (Poets On Poetry) by Elizabeth Alexander Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-09937-5, ISBN: 0-472-09937-X "A volume in the Poets on Poetry series, which collects critical works by contemporary poets, gathering together the articles, interviews, and book reviews by which they have articulated the poetics of a new generation.Elizabeth Alexander is considered one of the country's most gifted contemporary poets, and the publication of her essays in The Black Interior in 2004 established her as an astute critic and cultural commentator as well. A ..." |
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