I think the more stability a person has, the more they can follow esoteric or intellectual pursuits. — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
I can appreciate the idea that with e-books more people would publish, the work would be easier to disseminate, and that it could even… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
I can never plan out what direction my poems will take in terms of either form or content. I wish I could but it… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
“Literary Lipsticks by Elaine Equi The Best American Poetry Red Wheelbarrow I Have Eaten the Plums Poppies in October Pink Christmas Red Weather A… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
Sometimes you get lit students that know a lot about the canon but virtually nothing about contemporary poetry and vice versa. I like to… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
I like being married to another writer. You get to trade ideas. You get to talk shop. You get to complain. You get to… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
In the past things were either in your head (subjective, imaginary, fantasy) or else they were part of the outside world - cold, hard,… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
I've always liked language and been a big reader. I always loved books as objects. My favorite time of year as a child was… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
I tend to like poems that are short as well as funny. I love Joe Brainard and Aram Saroyan. And I think their sense… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
I never liked the philosophy that you can have everything and be everything and that something is wrong if you don't want that. I'm… — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
In a machine, every part has a function. In a poem, every word needs to be there. — Elaine Equi Copy Share Image
