I Must Be Living Twice
New and Selected Poems 1975 - 2014
A collection of thrilling verse, including both new poems and beloved favorites, from the celebrated poet, modern cult icon, and author of Chelsea Girls.Eileen Myles’ work is known for its blend of reality and fiction, the sublime and the ephemeral. Her work opens readers to astonishing new considerations of familiar places, like the East Village in her iconic Chelsea Girls, and invites them into lush—and sometimes horrid—dream worlds, imbuing the landscapes of her writing with the vividness and energy of fantasy.I Must Be Living Twice brings together selections from the poet’s previous work with a set of bold new poems that reflect her sardonic, unapologetic, and fiercely intellectual literary voice. Steeped in the culture of New York City, Myles’ milieu, I Must Be Living Twice is a prism refracting a radical world and a compelling life.
A collection of thrilling new and beloved past work from one of America's most celebrated poets, Eileen Myles, a cult icon and modern favoriteEileen Myles's poetry and prose are known for their blend of reality and fiction, the sublime and the ephemeral, in which Myles not only lets her readers peer into existent places, like the East Village in her iconic Chelsea Girls, but also lifts them into dreams, imbuing the landscapes of her writing with the vividness and energy of fantasy.I Must Be Living Twice brings selections from the poet's previous work together with a set of bold new poems, through which Myles continues to refine her sardonic, unapologetic, and fiercely intellectual literary voice. Steeped in the culture of New York City, Myles's stomping grounds and the home of her most well-known work, she provides a wide-open lens into a radical life.
| Autor: | Myles, Eileen |
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| ISBN: | 9780062389084 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 29.09.2015 |
| Untertitel: | New and Selected Poems 1975 - 2014 |
| Schlagworte: | LGBTQ STUDIES: LITERATURE POETRY: American / General POETRY: LGBTQ+ POETRY: POETS: H TO Z POETRY: Women Authors WOMEN'S LITERATURE: LITERATURE/POETRY |
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