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
I wasn't afraid of being poor. I didn't want to live in a big house. I'm the perfect size for poetry. I can move around. Eileen Myles afraidbighouse 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
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
I'm not against wealth; I just think everybody should have it, same as health. Eileen Myles healthwealth Change image and share on social
I'm the weird poet who has paid her dues in the experimental world for 30 or 40 years. Eileen Myles dueexperimentalpay Change image and share on social
The first time I voted, I voted for Eugene McCarthy and I knew he wouldn't win, but it felt so great to vote for him, to vote for the right guy - the one who wanted peace. Eileen Myles eugenefeltgreat Change image and share on social
I wake up with a sense of wonder. I don't dread the future. I like it. Eileen Myles dreadfuturesense Change image and share on social
