Recyclopedia shows the extraordinary development of Harryette Mullen's career in her books Trimmings, S*PeRM**K*T and Muse & Drudge, all originally published in the 1990s and now made available again to new readers. These prose poems and lyrics bring us into collision with the language of fashion and femininity, advertising and the supermarket, the blues and traditional lyric poetry. With a new preface by the author, Recyclopedia is a major gathering of work by one of the most exciting and innovative poets writing in America today.