
That’s Right: A discussion of Eileen Myles’s “Writing” and “Mount St. Helens”
Poem Talk
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The Importance of Persistence in Poetry
"The easiest thing in the world is to be an ex poet," she says. "Every time you start a line on the left, you could die by the end." She's obsessed with telling her class what they're going to tell their classes. June: Sometimes I don't want to see my face in the mirror; sometimes I can't bear my thoughts.
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