Eileen Myles [Guest host: Jeff Alessandrelli]
The Lives of Writers
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The Pros and Cons of Having a Style
I just think my poem sounds like me. Like, I decided to write in the vernacular that was mine. And it wasn't the simple vernacular, but it's a very particular voice. It's sort of like an instrument that I came up with. The style of the poems often change and become more over - especially when they started to write prose. My work is actually pretty complex, you know, in terms of what's getting unloaded and what's there and what's not there. So, I mean, finally, I could give a shit, but you know, even with language, posting and we've been, You know, with friends, I've said a
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