Erika Renee Land (born August 9, 1983) is an American 21st-century war poet, 2021 MacDowell Fellow,[2] author, spoken word performer and motivational speaker.

She has published two poetry collections that chronicle her experiences as a pharmacy technician while helping the Global War on Terrorism efforts, several lesbian fiction novels, and academic articles.

After graduating high school, Land joined the United States Army, where she earned a Pharmacy Technician technical degree – MOS classification 68Q.

In February 2009, she was honorably discharged from the Army and moved to Athens, Georgia to pursue a career in pharmacy.

With hopes of winning the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, Land republished a few of her war-related poems along with new pieces as the solo project Georgia's Dam Out in San Antonio Magazine She is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, Lambda Delta chapter.