Sorry, Tree

ISBN: 1933517204

Author: Myles, Eileen

Condition: New

One of the savviest and most restless intellects in contemporary literaturehonest, jokey, paranoid, sentimental, mean, lyrical, tough, you name it.Dennis CooperEileen Myles has written thousands of poems since she gave her first reading at CBGB in 1974. BUST magazine calls her the rock star of modern poetry and The New York Times says shes a cult figure to a generation of post-punk females forming their own literary avant garde.Myles trademark punk-lesbian sensibility and intimate knowledge of poetic tradition are at work in this eighth collection, where every love poem is political, and every political poem is, ultimately, about love.From Home:I thought ifI inventoried home it would be broadmy eyes fling openlike a dollsto the virtual space that suddenlyresembles the wallsthe most interesting artists are large;monsterswhile the people we know aremasses of flowers& when I turnon my cellphone I seeeveryoneEileen Myles has published over a dozen books of poetry, prose, and plays. Formerly the director of the St. Marks Poetry Project, as well as a write-in candidate for president in 1992, in 1997 Myles toured with Sister Spits Ramblin Road Show. Her books include Snowflake/different streets, Inferno, The Importance of Being Iceland, Skies, Maxfield Parrish, Not Me, and Chelsea Girls (stories).