Meena Alexander (17 February 1951 – 21 November 2018) was an Indian American poet, scholar, and writer. Born in Allahabad, India, and raised in India and ...
Born in Allahabad, India, poet Meena Alexander was raised in Kerala and Sudan. She earned a BA at Khartoum University and a PhD at Nottingham University.
Meena Alexander
Indian-American poet
Meena Alexander was an Indian American poet, scholar, and writer. Born in Allahabad, India, and raised in India and Sudan, Alexander later lived and worked in New York City, where she was a Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College and... Wikipedia
Born: February 17, 1951, Prayagraj, India
Died: November 21, 2018 (age 67 years), New York
Alma mater: University of Nottingham
Education: Doctorate in British Romantic Literature
Notable awards: 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award, South Asian Literary Association; 2002 PEN Open Book Award
Notable works: Fault Lines: A Memoir; Illiterate Heart
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Focusing on the fault lines and fractures between one culture and another, her rich verse on such vital issues as love, dislocation, terrorism, and fanaticism ...