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Eileen Myles

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American poet

Person · Open Library

Born
9 December 1949
Works
56

Top works

  • Poetry reading and conversation
  • Great expectations
  • Tramps Like Us
  • The air we breathe
  • Alice O'Malley, Community of Elsewheres

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Non-binary
Origin
United States
Active from
1949-12-09

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
536
Total plays
3,589

Eileen Myles is sometimes claimed to be America's best-known unofficial poet. Her latest book is a poet's novel titled "Inferno." It is a poignant memoir that recounts her experiences as a lesbian female poet living in New York. In her book, "Sorry Tree" she describes “some nature” as well as the transmigration of souls from the east coast to the west. Bust Magazine calls Myles "the rock star of modern poetry" and Holland Cotter in The New <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eileen+Myles">Rea

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Eileen
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Cambridge
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
Official website
eileenmyles.com
Image
Eileen Myles at the 2008 Brooklyn Book Festival.jpg
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Commons category
Eileen Myles
date of birth
1949-12-09
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism
social media followers
17698
Sources (5)

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Available in 7 languages

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