When Rap Spoke Straight to God

A book-length poem navigating belief, black lives, the tragedies of Trump, and the boundaries of being a woman.

"When Rap Spoke Straight to God is utterly transporting. In language both elevated and slangy, saucy and tender, Dawson lovingly weaves the reader around her finger." --Jennifer Egan

About the author

Erica Dawson is the author of two collections of poetry: The Small Blades Hurt (Measure Press, 2014), winner of the 2016 Poets' Prize; and, Big-Eyed Afraid (Waywiser Pess, 2007), winner of the 2006 Anthony Hecht Prize. Her work has appeared in three editions of Best American Poetry; the Pushcart Prize XLI: Best of the Small Presses, Resistance, Rebellion, Life: 50 Poems Now, Barrow Street, Bennington Review, Crazyhorse, Harvard Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, and numerous other journals and anthologies.
She lives in Tampa, FL and is an Associate Professor at University of Tampa, where she also directs the low-residency MFA program.

Product details

• Authors: Erica Dawson
• Publisher: Tin House Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2018
• EAN: 9781947793033
• ISBN: 978-1-947793-03-3
• No. of pages: 70
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 216 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 108 g
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama