This 11x17 broadside, printed by Grant House Press, features an excerpt of "I am Ann Lee," from Eileen Myles's latest book of poetry Evolution. A numbered, limited edition of 25 are signed by Myles.
Evolution was named the Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2018 by New York Magazine and the New York Times called Myles, "one of the essential voices in American poetry." In this poem, Myles imagines being Shaker founder Mother Ann Lee and explores themes of gender, creation, spirituality, and reproduction. The entire piece was originally delivered as a key note address at "The Feminine Mystic," a conference co-hosted by Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon and Bard College at Simon's Rock in 2017.