tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428262663623493707.post1874576729154178489..comments2023-10-29T05:58:20.875-04:00Comments on Aunt Jemima's Revenge: Meet Elizabeth Alexander - President-Elect Barack Obama's Inauguration PoetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428262663623493707.post-15611983110428895692008-12-27T15:16:00.000-05:002008-12-27T15:16:00.000-05:00Hello professor tracey,ta-nehisi coates (atlantic ...Hello professor tracey,<BR/><BR/>ta-nehisi coates (atlantic blog) has a few posts about alexander. This one features her venus hottentot poem:<BR/><BR/>http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/12/because_its_fridayand_elizabeth_alexander_is_great.php#moreTemplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127893745869424443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428262663623493707.post-20624511432852373112008-12-22T20:28:00.000-05:002008-12-22T20:28:00.000-05:00Elizabeth Alexander is an excellent poet! I am ver...Elizabeth Alexander is an excellent poet! I am very proud of the Obamas for selecting her because it says a lot about their cultural investments as black Americans in this country. Her verses are thoughtful and intense, and draw on issues of race throughout history. One thing I notice about her poetry is how she takes the smallest observation and uses it to reveal meaningful issues. And I agree with anacostia_poet, The Venus Hottentot is her most well-known work and very good!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067322036695571575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428262663623493707.post-70982786133673154832008-12-22T15:39:00.000-05:002008-12-22T15:39:00.000-05:00although Body of Life is her first book..I would s...although Body of Life is her first book..I would start with The Venus Hottentot, her third collection...she is an amazing poet and superb scholar.anacostia_poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845644082103330582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7428262663623493707.post-30821132961993530082008-12-21T20:27:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:27:00.000-05:00Thanks, I'll have to read up on her.Thanks, I'll have to read up on her.Sista GPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06782105568336804901noreply@blogger.com