{"product_id":"evolution-paperback","title":"Evolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEileen Myles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first all-new collection of poems since 2011's \u003ci\u003eSnowflake\/different streets\u003c\/i\u003e--and following the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAfterglow (a dog memoir)\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the volume of selected poems, \u003ci\u003eI Must Be Living Twice\u003c\/i\u003e--here, in \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e, we find the eminent, exuberant writer at the forefront of American literature, upending genre in a new vernacular that enacts--like nobody else--the way we speak (inside and out) today. \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e, with its channeling of Quakers, Fresca, and cell phones, radiates vital insight, purpose, and risk, like in these opening lines of the title poem: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSomething\u003cbr\u003e unearthly\u003cbr\u003e about\u003cbr\u003e today\u003cbr\u003e so I buy\u003cbr\u003e a Diet Coke \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003e a newspaper\u003cbr\u003e a version of \"me\" \u003cbr\u003e something\u003cbr\u003e about me on the\u003cbr\u003e earth \u0026amp; its sneakers\u003cbr\u003e \u0026amp; feeling like\u003cbr\u003e the earth's furniture\u003cbr\u003e but that can't be\u003cbr\u003e true or like\u003cbr\u003e the coke \u0026amp; the Times\u003cbr\u003e it's true for a little\u003cbr\u003e while.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEileen Myles\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eAfterglow (a dog memoir)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInferno (a poet's novel)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChelsea Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCool For You\u003c\/i\u003e. Myles's many honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, four Lambda Literary Awards, the Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing, as well as grants from Creative Capital (nonfiction) and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (poetry), and the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689292992575,"sku":"9780802147714","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/24c16f9520bccafd65f2a4a3f7dc17da.webp?v=1764985084","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/evolution-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}