Description
Eileen Myles is a literary icon whose work serves as a gritty, glitter-strewn map of the American experience. In I Must Be Living Twice, they invite readers into a sprawling collection that gathers the best of their past poetic triumphs alongside a burst of searing, brand-new work. This volume is an unflinching exploration of a life lived on the fringes, capturing the electric pulse of New York City’s East Village with a voice that is as sardonic as it is tender.
Whether documenting the hazy reality of urban decay or soaring into the surreal architecture of a dream, Myles navigates the boundaries between the mundane and the magnificent with effortless poise. Their writing remains a touchstone for the lesbian experience, characterized by a fierce, unapologetic intellectualism that refuses to tether itself to convention. These poems act as intimate entries from a life that is simultaneously deeply grounded and radically untethered. For both the long-time devotee and the newcomer, this collection offers a vital, wide-open lens through which to view the intersection of culture, art, and the self. It is a masterclass in how to inhabit the world twice: once as it is, and again as we dare to imagine it.
