SOCIAL SCIENCES

Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990–2010

by Elizabeth Alexander
Graywolf. Sept. 2012. 272p. ISBN 9781555975685. $28. pap. ISBN 9781555976309 $18. POETRY
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"We crave radiance in this austere world," says Alexander, perhaps best known as President Obama's inaugural poet but a favorite of poetry lovers everywhere. This collection includes over 20 pages of new work.
Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , Nov 01, 2012
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