Virtual Poetry Event “My Darling from the Lions” w/ Rachel Long

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Join us on Saturday, September 25th at 12pm PT when Rachel Long reads from and discusses her poetry collection, My Darling from the Lions, with Elaine Castillo on Zoom!

Zoom Registration
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Praise for My Darling from the Lions

“Alive with a breathless energy.” – The Guardian

“The intimacy of her poetic voice enhances its power to disarm.” – Times Literary Supplement
“An enchanting and heartwarming new voice in poetry.” – Bernardine Evaristo

“A masterpiece. . . . Clarifyingly alive to the entire universe of a woman’s life.” – Elaine Castillo, author of America Is Not the Heart

About My Darling from the Lions

“Rachel Long has miraculous command of the line, in all its trickery and grace and gasps, showcasing a truly refreshing voice with observant, deeply felt insight.” —Morgan Parker, author of Magical Negro

Named a Best Poetry Book of 2020 by The Guardian

Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize, the Costa Poetry Award, and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection

Each poem in Rachel Long’s award-winning My Darling from the Lions has a vivid story to tell—of family quirks, the perils of dating, the grip of religion, or sexual awakening—stories that are, by turn, emotionally insightful, politically conscious, wise, funny, and outrageous. Told in three sections, it’s a book about growing up, falling in love with not-great men, and girlhood; a collection that speaks to femininity, divinity, familial shame, Black identity, and modern culture.

Long reveals herself as a razor-sharp and original voice on the issues of sexual politics and cultural inheritance that polarize our current moment. With a fresh commitment to the power of the individual poem, her collection offers immediate, wide-awake poetry that entertains royally, without sacrificing a note of its urgency or remarkable skill.

My Darling from the Lions marks the arrival of a thrilling new voice and presence in poetry.

About Rachel Long

Rachel Long is a poet and the founder of Octavia Poetry Collective for Women of Colour, which is housed at Southbank Centre in London. My Darling from the Lions, first published by Picador in 2020, is her debut collection. She was born in London, and resides there today.

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