The Common Foundation – 2016 Author Postcard Auction
Auction Ends: Dec 10, 2016 07:00 AM EST

Memorabilia

Personalized Postcard from Elizabeth Alexander

Item Number
141
Estimated Value
Priceless
Sold
70 USD to acc869d55
Number of Bids
4  -  Bid History

Item Description

Recieve a handwritten note from the bestselling author of American Sublime

Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, professor and current chair of the African American Studies Department at Yale University. A graduate of Yale and Boston University, she holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2008, Dr. Alexander was selected to compose and read a poem at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. She is the author of five books of poems (including American Sublime, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize) and two collections of essays. Among her many honors, Alexander has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, two Pushcart prizes, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the inaugural Alphonse Fletcher, Sr. Fellowship for work that “contributes to improving race relations in American society.”

Item Special Note

Personalized postcards make great gifts! Authors will mail postcards in time for the holidays.