Partner Elizabeth Weiss
Queer Places:
University of Pennsylvania (Ivy League), 3355 Woodland Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104
4343 Manayunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128
Mount Lebanon Cemetery
Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA
Alexandra "Sandra" Grilikhes (1933 - February 8, 2003) was a lesbian poet,
writer, and teacher. Her novel Yin Fire was published in 2001 by Haworth
Press. She was Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School
of Communications Library for close to thirty years, and for twelve years was
editor and publisher of a literary journal, American Writing: A Magazine,
which ceased publishing in 2002. She also hosted literary radio programs in
Philadelphia.
Grilikhes died of breast cancer on February 8, 2003, at age 70. She lived in of Roxborough, PA, and Cape May, NJ. She was survived by Dr. Elizabeth Weiss, her partner of 20 years. A Memorial Service was held on March 2, 2003, at Congregation Mishkan Shalom, 4101 Freeland Av. at Shurs Ln., Mnyk, 19127.
My published books:
