Poet and researcher Meena Alexander navigated the problems of identification, migration, and the desire for belonging, leaving an enduring influence on the literary world. Alexander’s multicultural upbringing in Sudan, where she was reared before moving to the United States, influenced the diverse body of work that she produced. Her poetry, as a poet of the global diaspora, is still relevant today because it gives readers insight into the very real and very universal issues of cultural hybridity and displacement. Meena Alexander’s literary legacy highlights her unique position as a bridge…
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