“I tend to like poems that are short as well as funny. I love Joe Brainard and Aram Saroyan. And I think their sense of humor and minimalist approach are pretty radical.” ThinkingWellsApproachRadicalSense Of HumorMinimalist Author:Elaine Equi
“I've always liked language and been a big reader. I always loved books as objects. My favorite time of year as a child was September when we'd go buy all kinds of notebooks and pens and markers for school. I think I wanted to be a writer just so I'd be able to fill up all those pages.” ThinkingYearsKindChildrenBookBigsAbleWantedSchoolLanguageObjectsReaderPagesMy FavoriteAll KindsPensSeptemberNotebookMarkers Author:Elaine Equi
“I think poetry workshops get a bad rap. I'm sure some aren't good, but in general, I like the format. I try and keep mine pretty informal. Sometimes we have wine or sake, and we read aloud, and we talk.” ThinkingTryingSometimesMinesWineSakeRapFormatWorkshops Author:Elaine Equi
“When I think of someone equating poems and machines, it makes me feel like that person would like poems to have a more obvious use value in society. They're not happy with poetry being this ephemeral, indefinable thing. They want it to be "real."” ThinkingWantFeelsPersonsRealUseValuesMachinesObviousPoetry IsBeing RealNot HappyEphemeralIndefinableValues In Society Author:Elaine Equi
“I think the more stability a person has, the more they can follow esoteric or intellectual pursuits.” ThinkingPersonsIntellectualPursuitStabilityEsoteric Author:Elaine Equi