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A review by lexmcgnns
Inferno: A Poet's Novel by Eileen Myles
3.0
this gave me hella whiplash and raging anxiety. But in a good way!
I didn't get this at first — I think I took the term novel too literally when in reality this is just a series of essays, memoirs and poetry spanning years; not in chronological order (without any semblance of order, really) and total disregard for the rules of grammar.
Once I worked that out I could let myself enjoy this for what it is: pure art. unedited rambling prose, flow, performance in vivid and meandering text and it was majestic. eileen myles is something else completely.
I didn't get this at first — I think I took the term novel too literally when in reality this is just a series of essays, memoirs and poetry spanning years; not in chronological order (without any semblance of order, really) and total disregard for the rules of grammar.
Once I worked that out I could let myself enjoy this for what it is: pure art. unedited rambling prose, flow, performance in vivid and meandering text and it was majestic. eileen myles is something else completely.