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The Light of the World
by Elizabeth Alexander
The poet's memoir of her husband Ficre's sudden death at fifty and the love that preceded it. Luminous and grieving.
Read it if…
you want grief written as love.
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Skip it if…
you want advice.
Try instead: Dear Life →
Three things you will actually use
- Love is the record.
- Make the meal.
- Light persists.
Do this first
Read the chapters on their kitchen.
Our verdict
Alexander's elegy.
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