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Rachel Long

Rachel Long’s debut collection, My Darling from the Lions, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and the Costa Poetry Award. She is the founder of the Octavia Poetry Collective for women of colour.

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Poetry | The Online Edition
Poetry | The Online Edition

The Yearner

Rachel Long

‘I stacked three pillows, made sure / my head was heavy with bills, wine’.

A poem by Rachel Long.

Poetry | Issue 158 padlock
Poetry | Issue 158 padlock

Prom Notes

Rachel Long

‘Till uni do us part.’

Poetry | Issue 152 padlock
Poetry | Issue 152 padlock

Communion

Rachel Long

‘Behold the miracle of afro hair.’

Poetry | The Online Edition
Poetry | The Online Edition

Interview with B. Tape II

Rachel Long

‘The contrast! − my angel face / against the camo.’

In Conversation | The Online Edition
In Conversation | The Online Edition

In Conversation

Morgan Parker & Rachel Long

‘Everyone should be thinking about how they do their thing specifically, how they can use their influences combined with their own language, music and experience.’

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