Living in literature and love is the best thing there is. You’re always home. Eileen Myles Read Quote
I’m using my degree. You know, I studied English and American literature in college, and now I’m an American poet. Eileen Myles Read Quote
As a human being, I’m kind of a cheery melancholic. I have energy; I’m happy. Eileen Myles Read Quote
I’m the weird poet who has paid her dues in the experimental world for 30 or 40 years. Eileen Myles Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
