Will Alexander (born 1948) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and visual artist.
He earned a BA in English and creative writing from the University of California–Los Angeles in 1972.
[2] Alexander's poetry and his visual art have been greatly influenced by his readings of Bob Kaufman, Octavio Paz, and Francophone Negritude writers such as Aimé Cesaire and Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo.
Alexander describes their themes of cosmic isolation from society and interior discovery as an "alchemical metamorphosis".
Much of his work is characterized by this powerful mix of metaphor and sophisticated language.