I Must Be Living Twice: New and Selected Poems - Softcover

Myles, Eileen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062389092 ISBN 13: 9780062389091

Publisher: Ecco Press, 2016

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"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

"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

"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

Book Description:

Selected works new and old from the celebrated poet and radical icon

About this edition

• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062389092
• ISBN 13: 9780062389091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368