Meena Alexander

Meena Alexander
Alexander at Hyderabad Literary Festival, 2016
Born	Mary Elizabeth Alexander (1951-02-17)17 February 1951 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	21 November 2018(2018-11-21) (aged 67) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Poet Author Scholar Essayist Professor
Language	English
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	United States
Education	Doctorate in British Romantic Literature
Alma mater	University of Nottingham
Notable works	Fault Lines: A Memoir; Illiterate Heart
Notable awards	2009 Distinguished Achievement Award, South Asian Literary Association; 2002 PEN Open Book Award
Website
meenaalexander.commons.gc.cuny.edu

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 Sudan, Alexander later lived and worked in New York City, where she was a Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center.