Eileen Myles Videos

"The Sounds of Madness: Poets and Performers Interpret Outsider Writings" Performers: Eileen Myles, Edwin Torres, Vijay Seshadri, Kenneth Goldsmith, and Shelley Hirsch

Fundraising Coordinator Eileen Myles describes in brief the current appeal of the foundation.

A beginners guide to underground poetry Books: -The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry -The Complete Poems, Anne Sexton -Collected Poems, Allen Ginsberg -Versus that Hurt by Jordan Trachtenberg, Amy Trachtenberg -Aloud:Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe by Miguel Algarin -Listen Up by zoe Angelsey -The Spoken Word Revolution Redux by Mark Eleveld -Fear of Dreaming by Jim Carroll Poets as mentioned:(mostly of the underground movement) -Jack Micheline* -D.A. Levy* -David Lerner -Diane diPrima* -Bob Kaufman* -Amiri Baraka -Patti Smith* -Harold Norse -Gregory Corso* -Amy Gerstler -Pefro Pietri -Alan Kaufman -Bobby Miller -Sara Holbrook* -Eileen Myles* -Gerry Gomez Pearlberg* -Jayne Cortez* -Alice Notley* -Kathe Izzo* -Hubert Selby Jr. -Bill Shields -Maura O'Connor* -Steve Dalachinsky -Anne Sexton* -Allen Ginsberg* PS. The poem I read is from Tombstone as a Lonely Charm (part3) by D.A. Levy

Cristy C. Road is an amazing graphic artist and writer who talks about her submission to "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction". She touches on cuban culture, punk culture, and drawing instead of drinking to deal with shit. Others in the book are Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell.

Inga Muscio- author of 'Cunt' and 'Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil' talks about her essay, 'Slash an' Burn' where she talks about cutting and burning herself in order to deal with the death of her brother. From the book, "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction' edited by Sabrina Chapadjiev, with contributions by Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell.

Cutting edge poet, Daphne Gottlieb talks about the myth of the suicidal female poet, depression, suicide, and the state of the American artist. Based off her contribution to the book, "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction", which includes contributions by Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard and Stephanie Howell. Edited by Sabrina Chapadjiev

Poet, performance-artist and writer Nicole Blackman talks about her famous poem "Holy" and how it became an anthem for pro-anorexic girls. She also talks about art, creation, the need for control and her contribution to the book, "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction". Other contributors include Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell. Interview by editor Sabrina Chapadjiev

Poet, performance-artist and writer Nicole Blackman talks about her famous poem "Holy" and how it became an anthem for pro-anorexic girls. She also talks about art, creation, the need for control and her contribution to the book, "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction". Other contributors include Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell. Interview by editor Sabrina Chapadjiev

This is an interview with "Live THrough This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction" contributor, Silas Howard. Silas is a filmmaker, writer, and musician, who talked in his essay about the importance of friendship in art and survival. Other contributors include Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell. Interview by editor- Sabrina Chapadjiev

This is an interview with composer, performer, musician and mental health activist Bonfire Madigan Shive. Here, I catch her in her dressing room after a performance of 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore, the latest production she scored, to talk about mental health, class, survival and her contribution to the book "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction." Other contributors include With contributions by Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell. Interview by editor- Sabrina Chapadjiev

This is an interview with sexologist, erotica writer and co-founder for the Center of Sex and Culture, Carol Queen. In it, she answers questions about isolation, suicide, depression, creativity and her essay from "Live THrough This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction" other contributors include Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell. Interview by editor, Sabrina Chapadjiev

This is a panel where we talk about how sex and gender have played into personal stories of creativity and self-destruction. It was an event for "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction" and is lead by the editor, Sabrina Chapadjiev, with contributors Carol Queen, Cristy C. Road and Stephanie Howell. Other contributors in the book are. . .Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell.

This is a panel where we talk about how sex and gender have played into personal stories of creativity and self-destruction. It was an event for "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction" and is lead by the editor, Sabrina Chapadjiev, with contributors Carol Queen, Cristy C. Road and Stephanie Howell. Other contributors in the book are. . .Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell.

This is a panel where we talk about how sex and gender have played into personal stories of creativity and self-destruction. It was an event for "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction" and is lead by the editor, Sabrina Chapadjiev, with contributors Carol Queen, Cristy C. Road and Stephanie Howell. Other contributors in the book are. . .Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, and Stephanie Howell.

This is an interview with performance artist, writer and fat activist Stephanie Howell. Here, she talks about her contribution to "Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction" and what she wants to tell anyone who's currently struggling with weight identity. Other contributors to the book talk about how they've used art to deal with their self-destructive tendencies. Nan Goldin, bell hooks, Patricia Smith, Cristy Road, Carol Queen, Annie Sprinkle, Elizabeth Stephens, Carolyn Gage, Eileen Myles, Fly, Diane DiMassa, Bonfire Madigan, Inga Muscio, Kate Bornstein, Toni Blackman, Nicole Blackman, Silas Howard, Daphne Gottlieb, Stephanie Howell and Sabrina Chapadjiev

A short film made in Eileen Myles' "Natural Technologies" workshop, Naropa University SWP 2008.

Eileen Myles reads from her forthcoming memoir at the National Poetry Foundation's conference on The Poetry of the 1970s, June 11, 2008, at the University of Maine.

Sabrina Chapadjiev talks about "Live Through This; on creativity and self-destruction" A collection of writings from some of the most notible fringe artists on surviving one own desires. Buy the Book at http://www.sevenstories.com/book/?GCOI=58322100238060 Contributors include: Nan Goldin http://www.matthewmarks.com/index.php?n=1&a=128&im=1 Patricia Smith http://www.wordwoman.ws/ Bell Hooks http://www.allaboutbell.com/ Eileen Myles http://www.eileenmyles.com/ Inga M Muscio Diane DiMassa http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=111759601 Fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_(artist) Christy C. Roads http://www.croadcore.org/ Annie Sprinkle http://www.anniesprinkle.org/ Elizabeth Stephens http://elizabethstephens.org/ Nicole Blackman http://www.nicoleblackman.com/ Stephanie Howell Daphne Gottlieb http://postmaudlin.livejournal.com/ Carolyn Gage http://www.carolyngage.com/ Carol Queen http://www.carolqueen.com/ Kate Bornstein http://www.tootallblondes.com/KatePages/kate_bornstein.htm Silas Howard Toni Blackman http://www.toniblackman.com/ Bonfire Madigan Shive http://www.bonfiremadigan.com/

Hi Family-- This video is Matt's Father's Day present made up of stills and video from the first 3/4 year of Myles' life. The music is from "A River Runs through It" which is Matt's favorite movie. Enjoy, Eileen

Redcat Theater, Los Angeles, 12.3.07