Maggie Nelson.
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READ THIS ARTICLE TO GET AMERICAN AUTHOR MAGGIE NELSON RECOUNTING OF HER EXPERIENCE HEARING EILEEN MYLES SPEAK AT HER COLLEGE.
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MAGGIE NELSON RECOUNTS HEARING MYLES RECITE "AN AMERICAN POEM" FROM MEMORY.
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IT IS ALSO INTERESTING TO NOTE THE INFLUENCE THAT MYLES AND MYLES CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE HAD ON A WRITER'S WORK.
a VIEWER'S PERSPECTIVE
NELSON OFFERS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AS SOMEONE WHO BOTH SAW MYLES PERFORM AT AN IMPRESSIONABLE AGE AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED AS A WRITER AS WELL AND CAN RECOUNT THE IMPACT OF MYLES' WORDS.
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NELSON REFERS TO MYLES' CAMPAIGN NOT AS CATERING TO A CERTAIN AUDIENCE, BUT BEING UNIQUE AND TRUTHFUL AND LETTING THE MESSAGE DEMAND AN AUDIENCE
WHAT I HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO AS MYLES' PERFORMANCE, NELSON DESCRIBES AS EXHIBITIONISM, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE FORE-FRONT OF MYLES' AESTHETIC. THE INTIMATE SHARING OF STORIES AND FEELING LENDS ITSELF TO A CAPTIVATING POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, THE LIKES OF WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
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