Poetry

• Alexander, Elizabeth (1990). The Venus Hottentot. Graywolf Press. 
• — (1997). Body of Life. Chicago: Tia Chucha Press. 
• — (2001). Antebellum Dream Book. Graywolf Press. 
• — (2005). American Sublime. Graywolf Press. 
• —, ed. (2005). The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks. Library of America. 
• — (2006). American Blue: Selected Poems. Bloodaxe Books. 
• —; Nelson, Marilyn (2007). Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color: Poems. Honesdale, Pa.: Wordsong. 
• — (2009). Praise Song for the Day. Graywolf Press. 

Essays and Introductions

• Dixon, Melvin (1995). Love's Instruments. Introduction by Elizabeth Alexander. Chicago: Tia Chuca Press. 
• Alexander, Elizabeth (2004). The Black Interior. Graywolf Press. 
• — (2007). Power and Possibility: Essays, Reviews, and Interviews. Poets on Poetry. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 

Memoirs

• Alexander, Elizabeth (2015). The Light of the World: A Memoir. New York: Grand Central Publishing. 
• — (February 9, 2015). "Lottery tickets: mourning a husband". Personal History. The New Yorker. 90 (47). Retrieved 2015-08-26. ´´

Critical Studies and Reviews

• Anon. (April 11, 2015). "How to remember". Books and Arts. The Economist. 415 (8933): 75–76.  Review of The Light of the World.
• Gollin, Andrea (May 1, 2015). "Review: Elizabeth Alexander’s 'The Light of the World'". Miami Herald.