{"product_id":"power-and-possibility-elizabeth-alexander-9780472069378","title":"Power and Possibility: Essays, Reviews, and Interviews","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Alexander is considered one of the country's most gifted contemporary poets, and the publication of her essays in \u003ci\u003eThe Black Interior\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004 established her as an astute critic and cultural commentator as well. Arnold Rampersad has called Alexander \"one of the brightest stars in our literary sky . . . a superb, invaluable commentator on the American scene.\" In this new collection of her essays, reviews, and interviews, Alexander again focuses on African American artistic production, particularly poetry, and the cultural contexts in which it is created and experienced. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's first section, \"Black Arts 101,\" takes up the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Sterling Brown, Lucille Clifton, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Rita Dove (among others); artist Romare Bearden; dancer Bill T. Jones; and dramatist August Wilson. A second section, \"Black Feminist Thinking,\" provides engaging meditations ranging from \"My Grandmother's Hair\" and \"A Very Short History of Black Women and Food\" to essays on the legacies of Toni Cade, Audre Lorde, and June Jordan. The collection's final section, \"Talking,\" includes interviews, a commencement address---\"Black Graduation\"---and the essay \"Africa and the World.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Alexander received a B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. She has published four books of poems: \u003ci\u003eThe Venus Hottentot\u003c\/i\u003e (1990); \u003ci\u003eBody of Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1996); \u003ci\u003eAntebellum Dream Book\u003c\/i\u003e (2001); and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sublime\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), which was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. Her play, \u003ci\u003eDiva Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, was produced at the Yale School of Drama. She is presently Professor of American and African American Studies at Yale University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472069373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472069378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 6.35w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 279","brand":"Elizabeth Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980971278591,"sku":"9780472069378","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94c771b2-163f-4783-8224-459acfff1391.jpg?v=1683252956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-possibility-elizabeth-alexander-9780472069378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}