
Afterglow
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In 1990, poet Eileen Myles chose Rosie from a litter of pit bulls on the street, and their connection instantly became central to the writer's life and work. During the course of their sixteen years together, Myles was madly devoted to the dog's well-being, especially in her final days. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, Afterglowlaunches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet owner. Through this lens, we witness Myles's experiences with intimacy and spirituality, celebrity and politics, alcoholism and recovery, fathers and family history, as well as the fantastical myths we spin to get to the heart of grief.
Moving from an imaginary talk show where Rosie is interviewed by Myles's childhood puppet to a critical reenactment of the night Rosie mated with another pit bull, from lyrical transcriptions of their walks to Rosie's enlightened narration from the afterlife, Afterglowilluminates all that it can mean when we dedicate our existence to a dog.
"Myles gets at something no other dog book I've read has gotten at quite this distinctly: The sense of wordless connection and spiritual expansion you feel when you love and are loved by a creature who's not human...raw and affecting." -Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR
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- Intro
- Also by Eileen Myles
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- [The Letter]
- Protect Me You
- My Dog/My God
- The Death of Rosie
- The Puppets' Talk Show
- Goodnight, Sweet Queen
- The Rape of Rosie
- Just Before and Just After
- x (transcription)
- My Father Came Again as a Dog
- xx
- FOAM
- xxx
- The Navel
- The Order of Drinking (3-D)
- xxxx
- Dog House
- "The Dog's Journey"
- To the Post Office
- The Walk
- Acknowledgments
- Back Cover
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