Erica Dawson is a Black neurodivergent poet living in the Baltimore-DC area. She is the author of three books of poetry, most recently When Rap Spoke Straight to God (Tin House, 2018). Her poems have appeared in Best American Poetry, Orion, Revel, The Believer, The Common, and other journals and anthologies.

Other poems by Erica Dawson in Verse Daily:
March 7, 2009:   "Rock Me, Mama" "I-65 has stalled. The spokes..."
February 28, 2009:   "One Fish, Two Fish" "Downstairs, dolphins eat minnows, schoolgirls shriek..."

Other poems on the web by Erica Dawson:
"No, Kanye, it's not LIKE we're mentally in prison"
Five poems
Three poems
Three poems
Three poems
"Love does boast (or, Elegy for a Child)"

Erica Dawson's Website.

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July 2, 2022:   "After, the rain" by Terry L. Kennedy
July 1, 2022:   "Against 'The Dover Bitch'" by Jenny Molberg
June 29, 2022:   "Aspen" by Angela Ball
July 26, 2021:   "Late Night Poem" by Hailey Leithauser
July 23, 2021:   "Late Night Poem" by A.E. Stallings
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July 18, 2016:   "Poltergeists" by George David Clark
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December 4, 2015:   "Sidewalks" by Allison Joseph
December 3, 2015:   "Rings" by Hailey Leithauser
December 2, 2015:   "Lambing" by Luke Hollis
March 7, 2012:   "Parties" by Michael Milburn
March 6, 2012:   "Kings Highway" by Robert W. Hill
March 24, 2011:   "Prairie" by Beth Gylys
March 22, 2011:   "Ficus" by Gregory Fraser
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