I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and I didn't know what to do except to keep moving. The only thing I could come out of that with every time was that if you're not creative, your creativity is going to use you. And it just took a collective situation, which is what I found at St. Mark's in the poetry community - finding yourself collectively has always been the most powerful thing for me.
Debbie talks to poet Eileen Myles about poetry, fame, and politics.