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
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
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
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
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
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
When we have relationships with animals, we often make up who they are. Eileen Myles animalmakerelationship 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
When somebody's in love with you, they think it's amazing you've written them a poem, and when they don't love you anymore, they hate those poems. They wish those poems would go away. Eileen Myles amazeanymorehate Change image and share on social
