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Alexander '84 gets Pulitzer nomination

Staff Reporter
Published Monday, April 24, 2006

Poet, parent and Pulitzer Prize nominee Elizabeth Alexander '84 is a connoisseur of history, art and politics. Her book, "American Sublime," which received the nod from the Pulitzer Prize board, explores the African American tradition through a collection of sonnets, elegies, narratives and a sequence of long poems about history, language, religion and art.

An associate professor of African American studies, Alexander said the nomination was "tremendously exciting" and a "great honor." But she said that while she appreciates the importance of such recognition, she does not base her...

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