I'm proud that I've never stopped writing about being poor. Eileen Myles havepoorproud Change image and share on social
As things get worse, poetry gets better because it becomes more necessary. Eileen Myles badlypoetrything Change image and share on social
The only job that ever really worked for me was teaching because you are your own master once you get into the room. You just have to show up on time and talk about what you care about. Eileen Myles carejobmaster Change image and share on social
When we have relationships with animals, we often make up who they are. Eileen Myles animalmakerelationship Change image and share on social
I'm using my degree. You know, I studied English and American literature in college, and now I'm an American poet. Eileen Myles americancollegedegree Change image and share on social
Poetry always, always, always is a key piece of democracy. Eileen Myles democracykeypiece Change image and share on social
To be a poet, it's a challenge to do it in poverty, to do it in wealth. To do it in the academy, to do it in a relationship where you're happy. Everything changes the game. To do it in the awkward state of love, despair, dying. You just have to work it. Eileen Myles academyawkwardchallenge share on social
In my family, I'm the middle of three, and I'm like a lot of middle children. I was one of those kids that floated from group to group. I liked being able to be included in all the groups - the bad kids, the smart kids. Eileen Myles badchildfamily share on social
I started writing poems, and when I first tried prose, I wrote bad articles and essays and columns, and I didn't have a handle on it. I didn't go to a school that really taught you how to write that stuff. Eileen Myles articlebadcolumn share on social
I made myself into a poet because it was the first thing I really loved. It was an act of will. Eileen Myles actlovemake Change image and share on social
