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“I think poets are supposed to be writing for television and film. I grew up in the day of early TV that was so raw and funny, and I think we're in the next important moment of television, where it's really telling the epic of the culture like Charles Dickens was doing in the 19th century with his serialized novels.”

Quote by Eileen Myles

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Eileen Myles is an American poet born in 1949. Her work is known for its unique style and profound exploration of female experience. more

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