I'd like to sit down with Hillary Clinton onstage and ask her about Glass Steagall and all the big banks and her own campaign contributions. Eileen Myles bankbigcampaign Change image and share on social
Who doesn't want to be famous? I am famous. I'm dying to be on TV. Eileen Myles diefamous Change image and share on social
Older men get lovable, and older women get monstrous. Eileen Myles lovablemanmonstrous Change image and share on social
When I'm writing the poem, I feel like I have to close my eyes. I don't mean literally, but you invite a kind of blindness, and that's the birth of the poem. Eileen Myles birthblindnessclose Change image and share on social
Having big audiences when you're on a book tour is like Valhalla if you're a person who used to sell Girl Scout cookies on the side. Because you want to give the reading that will sell the most books. Eileen Myles audiencebigbook Change image and share on social
Poetry and novels are lists of our devotions. We love the feel of making the marks as the feelings are rising and falling. Eileen Myles devotionfallfeel Change image and share on social
In Arlington, people would laugh at you if you tried to get people to look at your drawings or listen to your poetry. It was like you thought you were special. Eileen Myles arlingtondrawinglaugh Change image and 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'm not against wealth; I just think everybody should have it, same as health. Eileen Myles healthwealth Change image and share on social
