Elizander is a second-year MFA candidate studying poetry at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He graduated from NYU in 2024 with a BA in English & American Literature.
Elizander is a poet from Cleveland, Ohio who studied English & American Literature at NYU. While at NYU, he was a member of the NYU sketch comedy group Friends with Dads, and hosted “Best of the Midwest” and “Late Afternoon Elixir” for WNYU 89.1. Currently, it hosts “Laughing Lyre,” a weekly hour of humorous music, for KRUI 89.7.
He carries his poems in his backpack despite having some published. It is currently studying poetry at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, but also is one of two vocalists in Savage Little Suckers, shoots 35mm film, and enjoys creating lists in threes.