'Autobiography of Red' transcends the boundaries between poetry and prose, artfully blending the ancient with the modern. The story follows Geryon, a boy who is also a winged red monster, as he navigates through a life punctuated by family trauma, self-discovery, and a tumultuous love affair with Herakles. Through the powerful lens of Geryon's autobiographical poem, which he begins at the tender age of five, readers experience his journey into the volcanic depths of his own identity, creativity, and the complex landscape of emotion and desire. Both whimsical and melancholy, Carson's work is a multifaceted exploration of what it means to embrace one's true self in the face of love, loss, and the revelatory potential of art.