Eileen Myles: Bread and Water

Hanuman Editions is a publishing project reimagining the legacy of Hanuman Books, the legendary and cult series of chapbooks that were printed in southern India and published out of the storied Chelsea Hotel in New York City between 1986 and 1993.

First published by Hanuman Books in 1986, Bread and Water is the debut short story collection by the renowned poet Eileen Myles, assembling six stories with an autobiographical flavor, of being a queer, working-class poet with a penchant for mischief. Stories include: “Light Warrior”, “21, 22, 23…, “Merry Christmas Mr. Title”, “Bath, Maine”, “Bread and Water”, and “Everybody Would Go Play Cards at Eddie and Nonie’s”.

Eileen Myles (b. 1949) is an American writer, poet, artist, teacher, and playwright. They are the author of more than twenty books, including Sappho’s Boat, Chelsea Girls, Afterglow, and For Now.