Quote of the day
Don't pity me now,
Don't pity me never;
I'm going to do nothing
For ever and ever.
Elizabeth Alexander
Born: May 30, 1962 (age 63)
Bio: Elizabeth Alexander is an American poet, essayist, playwright. She’s the inaugural Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry and a Thomas E. Donnelley Professor of African American Studies, at Yale University.
Known for:
- The Light of the World: A Memoir (2015)
- American Sublime (2005)
- The Venus Hottentot (1990)
- The black interior (2004)