Author · born 1949
Eileen Myles
Eileen Myles is an American poet (born 1949). Born in Cambridge.
Our catalogue lists 2 books by Eileen Myles, mostly sapphic fiction. They span 1994 to 2000. The most-read is Chelsea Girls (1994).
Books by Eileen Myles
Chelsea Girls
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Cool for You
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Awards
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2019 — Lesbian Poetry, Evolution (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2013 — Lesbian Poetry, Snowflake/different streets (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 2011 — Lesbian Fiction, Inferno (a poet’s novel) (winner)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 2011 — Lesbian Fiction (winner)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2002 — Lesbian Poetry, Skies (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 1998 — Lesbian Poetry, School of Fish (winner)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1996 — Anthology (Fiction), New Fuck You (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards 1996 — LGBT Small Press, The New Fuck You (winner)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1996 — Lesbian Poetry, Maxfield Parrish (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1995 — Lesbian Fiction, Chelsea Girls (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1995 — Lesbian Fiction (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards — Overall (winner)
Biography
Eileen Myles (they/them) is an American poet. Named by BUST magazine "the rock star of modern poetry," they are 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 are 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 has written extensively on art and writing and the cultural scene. Most recently, they received a fellowship from the Andy Warhol/Creative Capital Foundation.