Maggie Nelson.
READ THIS ARTICLE TO GET AMERICAN AUTHOR MAGGIE NELSON RECOUNTING OF HER EXPERIENCE HEARING EILEEN MYLES SPEAK AT HER COLLEGE.
MAGGIE NELSON RECOUNTS HEARING MYLES RECITE "AN AMERICAN POEM" FROM MEMORY.
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.
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.
