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I always aimed at being a legend.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Always Being Legend

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

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Down Earth Like Moves Poet Shadow Something Sun Writes

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I really just love reading. It's my favorite thing, performing my poems live. Reading by reading, I just kind of follow my nose.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Favorite Favorite Thing Follow Just Just Kind Kind Live Love Nose Performing Poems Reading Really Thing

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Older men get lovable, and older women get monstrous.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Get Lovable Men Monstrous Older Older Men Older Women Women

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When somebody's in love with you, they think it's amazing you've written them a poem, and when they don't love you anymore, they hate those poems. They wish those poems would go away.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Amazing Anymore Away Go Go Away Hate Love Love You Poem Poems Somebody Them Think Those Wish Would Written You

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Literature is love. I think it went like this: drawings in the cave, sounds in the cave, songs in the cave, songs about us. Later, stories about us.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: About Cave Drawings Later Like Literature Love Songs Sounds Stories Think Us I Think

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Evolution is not an even process. There are surges, and there are micromoments. Certainly a career as an artist is that way.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Artist Career Certainly Even Evolution Process Way

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

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Always Democracy Key Piece Poetry

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As things get worse, poetry gets better because it becomes more necessary.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Because Becomes Better Get Gets More Necessary Poetry Things Worse

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I've grown to love Barack Obama. Hillary is no Bernie Sanders. But she's a politician, and she understands Congress. And I think with that kind of twisted beauty, she could lead our country.

~Eileen Myles

Topics: Barack Barack Obama Beauty Bernie Sanders Congress Could Country Grown Hillary Kind Lead Love Obama Our Politician She Think To Love Twisted Understands I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: December 9th, 1949

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