“People loved to talk about how Frank O'Hara didn't really care about getting published. That doesn't jibe with my experience.” PeopleCareFrank Author:Eileen Myles
“People love discovering you. The thing about not being historically a mainstream writer is that everyone feels like you're theirs, you're their friend.” PeopleFeelsLike YouMainstreamDiscovering Author:Eileen Myles
“When people decide to talk publicly about poetry as an art form and how it's received, they often get very abject about it: "Nobody reads poetry," and then a thousand people write back, "No, we read poetry." There's an abundance of this negative preaching to the choir, and it's very similar to the experience I'm having.” PeopleWritingArtFormThousandNegativeAbundancePreachingChoirPreaching To The Choir Author:Eileen Myles