000745088 000__ 02733cam\a2200385\i\4500 000745088 001__ 745088 000745088 005__ 20210515112558.0 000745088 008__ 140827s2015\\\\nyu\\\\\\\\\\\000\0aeng\\ 000745088 010__ $$a 2014020884 000745088 019__ $$a895301606$$a910566558 000745088 020__ $$a9781455599875$$q(hardcover) 000745088 020__ $$a1455599875$$q(hardcover) 000745088 020__ $$z9781455599851$$q(electronic book) 000745088 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn886490865 000745088 035__ $$a745088 000745088 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$erda$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dBTCTA$$dBDX$$dYDXCP$$dGK8$$dSFR$$dWIM$$dCDX$$dVP@$$dCOO$$dNYP$$dOCLCQ$$dOCLCA$$dOCLCF$$dOCLCQ$$dOCLCO 000745088 042__ $$apcc 000745088 043__ $$an-us--- 000745088 049__ $$aISEA 000745088 05000 $$aPS3551.L3494$$bZ46 2015 000745088 08200 $$a811/.54$$aB$$223 000745088 1001_ $$aAlexander, Elizabeth,$$d1962- 000745088 24514 $$aThe light of the world :$$ba memoir /$$cElizabeth Alexander. 000745088 250__ $$aFirst edition. 000745088 264_1 $$aNew York :$$bGrand Central Publishing,$$c2015. 000745088 300__ $$a209 pages ;$$c22 cm 000745088 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000745088 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000745088 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000745088 50500 $$t"Last night on Earth" --$$tHoneycomb --$$t"The edges of me in the hands of my wife" --$$tGhost of all bookstores --$$tThe plum blossom. 000745088 520__ $$a"In THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander--poet, mother, and wife--finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband, who was just 49. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of her married life that was, grappling with the subsequent void, and feeling a re-energized devotion to her two teenage sons, Alexander channels her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid prose that describes a very personal and yet universal quest for meaning, understanding, and acceptance. She examines the journey we take in life through the lens of her own emotional and intellectual evolution, taking stock of herself at the midcentury mark. Because so much of her poetry is personal or autobiographical in nature, her transition to memoir is seamless, guided by her passionate belief in the power of language, her determination to share her voyage of self-discovery with her boys, and her embrace of the principle that the unexamined life is not worth living. This beautifully written book is for anyone who has loved and lost. It's about being strong when you want to collapse, about being grateful when someone has been stolen from you--it's discovering the truth in your life's journey: the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's Elizabeth Alexander's story but it is all of our stories because it is about discovering what matters"--$$cProvided by publisher. 000745088 60010 $$aAlexander, Elizabeth,$$d1962- 000745088 650_0 $$aWomen poets, American$$vBiography. 000745088 650_0 $$aLoss (Psychology) 000745088 655_7 $$aAutobiographies.$$2lcgft 000745088 85200 $$bgen$$hPS3551.L3494$$iZ46$$i2015 000745088 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:745088$$pGLOBAL_SET 000745088 980__ $$aBIB 000745088 980__ $$aBOOK