“Poetry is what you find in the dirt in the corner, overhear on the bus, God in the details, the only way… — Elizabeth Alexander Corner Copy Share Image
“It is the beginning and the end of the astrological calendar, and so it is said that children born on March 21… — Elizabeth Alexander Birth Copy Share Image
“...now I know my capacity for awe is infinite: this thirst is permanent, the well bottomless, my good fortune vast.” — Elizabeth Alexander Infinite Copy Share Image
“What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with… — Elizabeth Alexander Inauguration Copy Share Image
“For loss is our common denominator. None of us will escape it. None of us will outrun death. What do we do… — Elizabeth Alexander Common denominator Copy Share Image
“Each of us made it possible for the other. We got something done. Each believed in the other unsurpassingly. In all marriages… — Elizabeth Alexander Love Copy Share Image
“Flowers live, they are perfect and they affect us; they are God’s glory, they make us know why we are alive and… — Elizabeth Alexander Flower Copy Share Image
“Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its… — Elizabeth Alexander Identity Copy Share Image
“In simplicity is such guiding truth. I turn again to the spirituals. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine”… — Elizabeth Alexander Civil rights Copy Share Image
