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
With Instagram, you're captioning a moment. Twitter is the caption without the image. Even if it's there, the words come first. Eileen Myles captionimageinstagram Change image and share on social
I really just love reading. It's my favorite thing, performing my poems live. Reading by reading, I just kind of follow my nose. Eileen Myles favoritefollowkind Change image and share on social
A vote should be generative, not like business as usual, which is what voting feels like for most of us. Eileen Myles businessfeltgenerative Change image and share on social
Lyndon Johnson, I know for a fact, was a great president. And I don't mean by that he was a great man. Eileen Myles factgreatjohnson Change image and share on social
Evolution is not an even process. There are surges, and there are micromoments. Certainly a career as an artist is that way. Eileen Myles artistcareerevolution Change image and share on social
If the poetry world celebrate its female stars at the true level of their productivity and influence, poetry would wind up being a largely female world, and the men would leave. Eileen Myles celebratefemaleinfluence Change image and share on social
Somehow, the whole idea of me writing art reviews was just too much of a complicated thought, but I liked art, and later on I just realized that it would be perhaps a pleasure, and so I decided to do it for 'Art in America' - a lot. Eileen Myles americaartcomplicate share on social
I love Canada, and I dated someone who was Canadian a few years ago, and she brought me into a deeper understanding of the greatness of the culture. Eileen Myles agobringcanada Change image and share on social
Certainly in the arts, in all genres, I think that men should step away. I think men should stop writing books. I think men should stop making movies or television. Say, for 50 to 100 years. Eileen Myles artbookgenre Change image and share on social
