Moons of August - Paperback

by Danusha Lameris (Author)

Winner of the 2013 Autumn House Press Poetry Prize, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye, Danusha Laméris's stunning debut collection explores family culture, motherhood, loss, and memory.

Author Biography

Danusha Laméris, a poet and essayist, was raised in Northern California, born to a Dutch father and a Barbadian mother. Her first book, The Moons of August (2014), was chosen by Naomi Shihab Nye as the winner of the Autumn House Press Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the Milt Kessler Book Award. Her second book, Bonfire Opera, (University of Pittsburgh Press, Pitt Poetry Series), was a finalist for the 2021 Paterson Poetry Award and recipient of the Northern California Book Award in Poetry. She was the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County, California, and is currently on the faculty of Pacific University's low residency MFA program. Her third book, Blade by Blade, was published by Copper Canyon Press.