From its beginning??My English professor's ass was so beautiful."?to its
end??You can actually learn to have grace. And that's heaven."?poet, essayist
and performer Eileen Myles' chronicle transmits an energy and vividness that
will not soon leave its readers. Her story of a young female writer, discovering
both her sexuality and her own creative drive in the meditative and raucous
environment that was New York City in its punk and indie heyday, is engrossing,
poignant, and funny. This is a voice from the underground that redefines the
meaning of the word.