• Butter by Elizabeth Alexander

  • Dec 10 2023
  • Duración: 4 m
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Butter by Elizabeth Alexander

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  • Elizabeth Alexander is an American poet, writer, and literary scholar .

    Alexander’s career as a poet has likewise been impressive. Her book American Sublime (2005) was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, and in 2005 she was awarded the Jackson Poetry Prize. She is often recognized as a pivotal figure in African American poetry. When Barack Obama asked her to compose and read a poem for his Presidential inauguration, she joined the ranks of Robert Frost, Maya Angelou and Miller Williams; her poem, “Praise Song for the Day,” became a bestseller after it was published as a chapbook by Graywolf Press. Alexander writes on a variety of subjects, most notably race and gender, politics and history, and motherhood. You can read the poem here

    ⁠https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52416/butter-56d230df0abef

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