Eileen Myles (they/them, b. 1949) is a poet, novelist, and art journalist whose practice of vernacular first-person writing has made them one of the most recognized writers of their generation. Pathetic Literature, which they edited, came out in fall 2022. a "Working Life," their newest collection of poems, is out now. They live in New York and Marfa, TX.
"Read this, Eileen is epic!" -- Kim Gordon"Heroic, monolithic, pure." -- Alice Notely"As lead adds luster to crystal, plain talk insures the strength and transparency of poetry. That would explain why this large selection of Eileen Myles's poetry feels so breathtakingly engaging, like a gasp of fresh air in the turbulent urban environment she writes from. Once again, she shows how there's no substitute for telling it like it is." -- John Ashbery"It is a rare thing when someone so cool is also so warm. Eileen Myles's essential poetry is the hip kid leaning against their locker secretly burning with intensity, the smartest boy in the class who doesn't care he has a scar down his face, the thing you just wish you'd said." -- Lena Dunham"Myles is a big deal, a rock star, sort of like the Patti Smith of contemporary poetry. . . . Myles is relentlessly casual, and even joyful. She has a good time journeying through Hell, and like a hip Virgil, she's happy to show us the way." -- NPR.org"Myles has long been a steady presence on the New York poetry scene...With the publication of this new and selected volume, which covers her 40-year career, she has become the toast of the town and the poetry world at-large." -- Publishers Weekly"Her work is hard to describe, best encountered on its own terms; suffice to say it combines frankness and beauty in a truly original way." -- The Guardian
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