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The Light of the World: A Memoir (2015)

di Elizabeth Alexander

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" 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"--… (altro)
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Beautifully poetic meditation upon grief. Lyrical and moving. Highly recommended for the grieving, or for those who will be. ( )
  fmclellan | Jan 23, 2024 |
In The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband, who was just 50. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of her married life that was, grappling with the subsequent void, and feeling a reenergized 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.

This exquisite memoir 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 Elizabeth Alexander's story, but it is all of our stories because it is about discovering what matters.

A deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost, from acclaimed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander.

The Light of the World is both an endlessly compelling memoir and a deeply felt meditation on the blessings of love, family, art, and community. It is also a lyrical celebration of a life well lived and a paean to the priceless gift of human companionship.
  Gmomaj | Apr 18, 2023 |
This memoir on grief is poetic and heartbreaking. It reminded me quite a bit of From Scratch. Both women lost their husbands at a young age. Both women dealt with different cultural backgrounds in their relationships. This one was missing the passion for cooking, but includes a sincere celebration for the small joys in life. It’s heartbreaking that these women had such similar stories to write about.

“For those were the years of amorous love and its fulsome expressions which sustain us through the winter months of marriage.” ( )
  bookworm12 | Jun 29, 2021 |
An extraordinary memoir about love and loss. Alexander writes about the sudden death of her husband at aged 50, chef and artist Ficre Ghebreyesus. About their empathic relationship, the depth of love they shared, their two young sons, and the loving community of friends and family that surrounded them, and the pain of loss.

I learned about this book from [Ex Libris: 100 books to read and re-read] by Michiko Katutani, one of three books I bought after reading it. See >177 above.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/arts/design/ficre-ghebreyesus.html ( )
  Caroline_McElwee | Dec 30, 2020 |
This is a beautiful book -- an elegy in poetry and prose and color and mysticism. Elizabeth Alexander is a poet -- she wrote "Praise Song for the Day" for Obama's first inauguration. Here she writes a memoir of the time surrounding her husband's sudden, unexpected death of a heart attack at age 50. But moreso the book is about their history, their relationship, their "sacred love" of which she reflects: "in all marriages there is struggle and ours was no different in that regard. But we always came to the other shore, dusted off, and said, 'There you are, my love.'" (76) If only all marital spats were resolved so blissfully! But this is the sensibility of Alexander and her husband Ficre (fee-cray) was a chef and an artist and they saw their world through the lens of art and "were blessed to take in the world that way." In that regard this book is a celebration of life -- the tiny countless ways we love and the details that make life worth living --Alexander talks about Ficre's garden and includes some of his recipes and there is poetry here too - an intellectual scrapbook of memories and meaning and the overall reminder to cherish. I imagine this book would be a great comfort to someone grieving a spouse. ( )
  CarrieWuj | Oct 24, 2020 |
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"There is a light within a person of light, and it lights up the whole universe. If it does not shine, there is darkness." -The Gospel According to Thomas
"O beauty, you are the light of the world!" -Derek Walcott, "The Light of the World"
"...the light insists on itself in the world" -Lucille Clifton "The Light That Came to Lucille Clifton
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The story begins in 1962, where two women in cotton lawn maternity shifts approach the end of their pregnancies, one in Asmara, Eritrea, and on ein Harlem, USA. The low-hanging moon of impending childbirth governs their days. the ones we may come to love have been born by the time we start longing for them, and so my beloved and I came onto this earth in March and and in May of 1962, halfway around the world from each other. The in 1996 we came together, one family who arrived in Amerca as Eritrean refugees who had never been slaves, the other who landed one hundred, and two hundred, and three hundred years ago, slaves and free, from Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Every beautiful day we lived, every single beautiful day. (p. 43)
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" 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"--

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