Backseat Emperor: Poems

By Eric Lawson

Backseat Emperor is an ambitious and world-weary cry into the night of uncertainty written
mainly during the Covid-19 lockdown era and beyond. Whether expounding on the anxiety of
fatherhood amidst the worldwide chaos or musing on his own interrupted artistic ambitions or
growing concerns for the state of society as a whole, Eric Lawson delivers an embarrassment of
poetic riches. This book is for anyone who feels alone, helpless, confused, broken, dismissed,
and yet who yearns for a better future for themselves and their loved ones. There are much-
needed laughs interspersed as the poet uses humor like deftly placed rays of sunshine. Summed
up succinctly in the title poem, we all must reject the interference of our own backseat drivers to
take control of our destiny.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FQCWW8MB
• ISBN13: 9798290104638
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"