Eileen Myles (they/them) moved to New York from Boston in 1974 to be a poet. Since then, they’ve published twenty-five books across genres (mostly poetry) in the first-person vernacular they’ve become known for. Birdwatching (Fonograf), an edition that features an unpublished long poem from 1978 and three early books, wasreleased in April. Other titles include Chelsea Girls, I Must Be Living Twice (Selected Poems) and Afterglow (dog memoir). Their puppet road film, “The Trip”, shot on Super 8mm, is available on YouTube. They live in New York City and Marfa, Texas.