Hi Eileen Myles is my favorite poet who also happens to be queer. The Awl has a new poem from her. It’s called “Smile.”
Riese’s Team Pick: New Poem from Eileen Myles
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This is the best poem mentioning Mark Wahlberg that I have ever read.
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