Erica Dawson

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...See more

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. See less