Meena Alexander
1951 - 2018
General Information
Bio
(1951-2018) Poet. Meena Alexander was born in Allahabad, India, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Full Name
Meena Alexander
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Ms. Alexander lived in New York City.
1951
BIRTH
Meena Alexander was born Mary Elizabeth Alexander in Allahabad, India, on February 17, 1951.
1980
OTHER
Ms. Alexander taught at Fordham University from about 1980 until 1987.
1981
LITWORK
Stone Roots
Arnold-Heinemann, India
0862491096 / 978-0862491093
Poetry collection.
Arnold-Heinemann, India
0862491096 / 978-0862491093
Poetry collection.
1987
OTHER
Ms. Alexander began teaching at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan, New York, in 1987.
1988
LITWORK
House of a Thousand Doors
Passeggiata Press
0894105531 / 978-0894105531
Poetry collection.
Passeggiata Press
0894105531 / 978-0894105531
Poetry collection.
1991
LITWORK
Nampally Road
Mercury House
0916515826 / 978-0916515829
Novel.
Mercury House
0916515826 / 978-0916515829
Novel.
1993
LITWORK
Fault Lines
Penguin Books
0140236783 / 978-0140236781
Memoir.
Penguin Books
0140236783 / 978-0140236781
Memoir.
1997
LITWORK
Manhattan Music
Mercury House
1562790927 / 978-1562790929
Novel.
Mercury House
1562790927 / 978-1562790929
Novel.
1999
LITWORK
The Shock of Arrival: Reflections on Postcolonial Experience
South End Press
0896085457 / 978-0896085459
Nonfiction.
South End Press
0896085457 / 978-0896085459
Nonfiction.
2002
LITWORK
Illiterate Heart
Triquarterly
0810151170 / 978-0810151178
Poetry collection.
Triquarterly
0810151170 / 978-0810151178
Poetry collection.
2009
LITWORK
Poetics of Dislocation
University of Michigan Press
0472070762 / 978-0472070763
Nonfiction.
University of Michigan Press
0472070762 / 978-0472070763
Nonfiction.
2013
LITWORK
Birthplace With Buried Stones
Triquarterly
0810152398 / 978-0810152397
Poetry collection.
Triquarterly
0810152398 / 978-0810152397
Poetry collection.
2018
DEATH
Meena Alexander died in Manhattan, New York, on November 21, 2018.
2018
LITWORK
Atmospheric Embroidery
Triquarterly
0810137607 / 978-0810137608
Poetry collection.
Triquarterly
0810137607 / 978-0810137608
Poetry collection.
2018
RESIDENCE
Ms. Alexander lived in Manhattan, New York.
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