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Episode 387 — Eileen Myles

Episode 387 — Eileen Myles

FromOtherppl with Brad Listi


Episode 387 — Eileen Myles

FromOtherppl with Brad Listi

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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Nov 4, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Eileen Myles is the guest. She has two books out from Ecco, the first of which is a collection of poetry called I Must Be Living Twice: New and Selected Poems 1975-2014, and the second of which is a reissue of her novel Chelsea Girls. 
Such a pleasure to have Eileen on the show. I've been wanting to talk with her for a long time and finally it all worked out. I should add that the interview almost didn't happen, because my computer died.  But I managed to get that rectified just in the nick of time. You'll hear me talk about this in the monologue. And if you follow me on Twitter, then you know that in the aftermath of my computer's death I had what can only be described as an epic customer service experience with Apple.
So anyway. Eileen Myles was here at my house. She sat down across from me, and we talked. She's having a moment, as they say. And it's the kind of moment that feels rare and very well-deserved. I feel lucky to have had the chance to talk with her as all of this is happening, and grateful that she gave me an hour of her time. 
In the monologue, as I just mentioned, you'll hear me talk about the death of my computer. And you'll also hear Eileen read a poem.  Which is way better than hearing me talk about the death of my computer.  
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Released:
Nov 4, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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