{"product_id":"bird-watching-and-their-first-three-books-of-poetry","title":"Bird Watching and Their First Three Books of Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Eileen Myles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Fonograf Editions (2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny future film director planning to make a movie of Myles’s iconic novel \u003cem\u003eChelsea Girls\u003c\/em\u003e (it’s always just about to happen) would be wise to read \u003cem\u003eBird Watching\u003c\/em\u003e first. Written in 1978 and unpublished until now, the central character of the book is a twenty-something that is already filled with memories. Living in New York City, resplendent, full of both grandeur and awkwardness, they are about to embark on a life fully invested in art. Bliss happens, as does uncertainty. Everything is here and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Irony of the Leash\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Fresh Young Voice from the Plains\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSappho’s Boat\u003c\/em\u003e, the other collections contained in the volume, comprise the first three books that Myles published, when their promise as one of the most important writers of their generation was just coming into view. Immensely readable, raw, and slightly unhinged, the poetry that comprises these three texts is post young. Slight creaky but fully functional, all of these poems are beautiful and funky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBird Watching and Their First Three Books of Poetry\u003c\/em\u003econtains a critical foreword by poet and scholar Rosa Campbell, along with a preface by Eileen Myles contextualizing the book within our contemporary moment. This is a must-have archival poetry volume from one of the preeminent writers of their generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fonograf Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44002938912867,"sku":"9781964499550","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8655\/1139\/files\/image_5d34246a-fcb8-4155-90ae-bbeee71a506a.jpg?v=1771616708","url":"https:\/\/woodlandpatternbookcenter.com\/products\/bird-watching-and-their-first-three-books-of-poetry","provider":"Woodland Pattern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}