Eileen Myles

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. ”

I'm not against wealth; I just think everybody should have it, same as health. ”

The poet is like the earth's shadow. The sun moves, and the poet writes something down. ”

Poetry always, always, always is a key piece of democracy. ”

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. ”

I'm proud that I've never stopped writing about being poor. ”

I'm the weird poet who has paid her dues in the experimental world for 30 or 40 years. ”

Who doesn't want to be famous? I am famous. I'm dying to be on TV. ”

I always aimed at being a legend. ”

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. ”