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PATHETIC LITERATURE by Eileen Myles

Submitted by mcutler on Fri, 2022-07-15 21:27
Posted on July 15, 2022 in
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PATHETIC LITERATURE, the forthcoming anthology edited by Eileen Myles, was featured on Lit Hub’s list of “The Most-Anticipated Books of the Year 2022, Part Two.” Lit Hub associate editor Katie Yee writes: “Eileen Myles (of CHELSEA GIRLS and COOL FOR YOU) is reclaiming ‘pathetic.’ Tracing the word back to its roots, they are taking us on a great literary tour of pathos, of feeling. Reaching across continents and genres, this anthology collects poetry, prose, and drama from the likes of Jorge Luis Borges, Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, Victoria Chang, and Qiu Miaojin (a personal favorite). When else does this spectacular gang get together under one roof? It’s a call for a rare kind of emotional honesty and earnestness and a response to our embarrassment over feeling feelings.” Grove Press will publish the anthology on November 15, 2022.