[Unedited] Elizabeth Alexander with Krista Tippett
Elizabeth Alexander is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and the inaugural Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University. She\u2019s the author of a new memoir, \u201cThe Light of the World.\u201d She\u2019s also the author of several books of essays and poetry including \u201cCrave Radiance.\u201d This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode \u201cElizabeth Alexander \u2014 Words That Shimmer.\u201d Find more at onbeing.org.