Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize\nShortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award\nShortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection\nShortlisted for the Jhalak Prize\n'This debut collection is the modern poetry we need to read right now' Stylist\n'An enchanting and heartwarming new voice in poetry.' Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other\n'Beautiful. I'm so glad it was written.' Hollie McNish, author of Nobody Told Me\nRachel Long’s much-anticipated debut collection of poems, My Darling from the Lions, announces the arrival of a thrilling new presence in poetry.\nEach poem 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.\nLong reveals herself as a razor-sharp and original voice on the issues of sexual politics and cultural inheritance that polarize our current moment. But it's her refreshing commitment to the power of the individual poem that will leave the reader turning each page in eager anticipation: here is an immediate,wide-awake poetry that entertains royally, without sacrificing a note of its urgency or remarkable skill.

My Darling from the Lions

Literature & Fiction

Long, Rachel

Poetry

Picador

Each poem in Rachel Long's award-winning&nbsp;My Darling from the Lions&nbsp;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&nbsp;marks the arrival of a thrilling new voice and presence in poetry.

My Darling from the Lions: Poems

Tin House Books

Living Life in the LymeLight

Religion & Spirituality

Write Services Press

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