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English
Semiotext (E)
01 June 1991
This brilliant, incisive volume captures the high points of Myles' work in New York City during the 1980s.

Listen, I have been educated. I have learned about Western Civilization. Do you know What the message of Western Civilization is? I am alone. This breakthrough volume, published in 1991 by the author of Cool For You and Chelsea Girls captures the high points of Myles' work in New York City during the 1980s. Poet, novelist, lesbian culture hero and one-time presidential candidate, Myles has influenced a whole generation of young queer girl writers and activists. She is one of the most brilliant, incisive, immediate writers living today.
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Imprint:   Semiotext (E)
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 178mm,  Width: 114mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   181g
ISBN:   9780936756677
ISBN 10:   0936756675
Pages:   202
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Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Eileen Myles, named by BUST magazine the rock star of modern poetry, is the author of more than twenty books of poetry and prose, including Chelsea Girls, Cool for You, Sorry, Tree, and Not Me (Semiotext(e), 1991), and is the coeditor of The New Fuck You (Semiotext(e), 1995). Myles was head of the writing program at University of California, San Diego, from 2002 to 2007, and she has written extensively on art and writing and the cultural scene. Most recently, she received a fellowship from the Andy Warhol/Creative Capital Foundation.

Reviews for Not Me

Myles basically talks shit in skinny columns and calls them poems. Thing is, she has one of the savviest voices and most restless intellects in contemporary lit--honest, jokey, paranoid, sentimental, mean, lyrical, tough, you name it. --Dennis Cooper, Artforum


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