Loyalty is super psyched to welcome Rachel Long and Raymond Antrobus to celebrate My Darling from the Lions! This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast. Click here to register for the event with a donation of any amount of your choice, or you can order the book below to be added to the event's registration list. Donations will go to BLM DC. There will also be an option to snag the book during the event. ASL Interpreting will be available during the event. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

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.

Hosted by Loyalty Bookstores in Washington, DC. Click here for info.