She was named by BUST magazine as “the rock star of modern poetry” & that would usually be the death knell for a poet in my book, but in the case of Eileen Myles, it’s only slightly hyperbolic. She was at Elliott Bay Book last night for a Wave Press authors event and unlike Maggie Nelson, who also read, the book Myles was promoting was not a Wave title. Myles acknowledged this by saying it was kinda like having an affair.
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October 11, 2009
Eileen Myles at Elliott Bay Book Company, October 10, 2009
October 1, 2009
Fred Wah Book Release Party
Last night I drove up to Vancouver to attend the Fred Wah book release party. With Fred as the night’s headliner and the emcee being George Bowering, two of the most important North American poets of a generation, I knew this would be an event well worth attending. I left Seattle early, checked into the downtown hostel and arrived WAY early, but basically had my pick of seats.