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 didn't know how to write a novel, so I sort of let it happen in waves. The only way I could write it was to think like scenes in a movie. Eileen Myles happenmoviescene 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 I had been a good student and an achiever, I might have been excited by a more systematic approach to writing than what I do. Eileen Myles achieverapproachexcite Change image and share on social
The poet is like the earth's shadow. The sun moves, and the poet writes something down. Eileen Myles earthmovepoet Change image and share on social
I've had a lifelong waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop feeling when something good happens. Eileen Myles dropfeltgood Change image and share on social
Living in literature and love is the best thing there is. You're always home. Eileen Myles homeliteraturelive Change image and share on social
Dogs are a companion species. It's about time - you have an animal for about 15, 16 years, a generation. That time holds so much. You might have had five or six relationships with human beings but one dog. Eileen Myles animalbeingcompanion share on social
Weirdly, the past starts to be about something else. It becomes about style in a way that it wasn't about, and I don't mean writing style, but cultural style. Eileen Myles culturalpaststart Change image and share on social
Poetry from the bottom up is an act of selection: you kind of feel your way through the crowds of poems. The good ones came forward a long time ago, and the bad ones fell away. Eileen Myles actagobad Change image and share on social
