In a machine, every part has a function. In a poem, every word needs to be there. — Elaine Equi Computers Copy Share Image
What I like best about teaching is that it allows me to explore my own interest with a group. — Elaine Equi Best teaching Copy Share Image
I think the more stability a person has, the more they can follow esoteric or intellectual pursuits. — Elaine Equi Esoteric 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… — Elaine Equi Ends Copy Share Image
I have a lot of respect for advertising. If I didn't teach and could go back in time, I might try and… — Elaine Equi Ads 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… — Elaine Equi Flowers 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… — Elaine Equi Canon 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… — Elaine Equi Bad mood Copy Share Image
The inner and outer, the visible and invisible, the abstract and concrete - you've got to get the balance right (not that… — Elaine Equi Abstract Copy Share Image
I like to look at the interface between words and pictures and wonder about which comes first, a sort of chicken-or-egg type… — Elaine Equi Chickens 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… — Elaine Equi Approach Copy Share Image
In the past things were either in your head (subjective, imaginary, fantasy) or else they were part of the outside world -… — Elaine Equi Capture 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… — Elaine Equi Actualization 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… — Elaine Equi Appreciate 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… — Elaine Equi Able Copy Share Image
I tend to be a pretty spacey and scattered person, so anything that makes me feel "grounded" comes as a welcome relief. — Elaine Equi Feel Copy Share Image
The earth has always supported me in all my endeavors. I trust it. — Elaine Equi Earth Copy Share Image
In order for poetry to exist there has to be not-poetry to contrast it with. — Elaine Equi Contrast Copy Share Image
Technology sounds quick and easy, but it ends up taking up too much of your time. — Elaine Equi Easy Copy Share Image
In Chicago, if you tell someone you're a writer, they look at you suspiciously - as if to say "yeah, right." In… — Elaine Equi Chicago Copy Share Image
When I think of someone equating poems and machines, it makes me feel like that person would like poems to have a… — Elaine Equi Being real Copy Share Image
There are fewer and fewer philosophies that everyone subscribes to. We don't seem to have as many beliefs in common as we… — Elaine Equi Aspect Copy Share Image
It's my experience that people write better when they feel at ease and free to experiment, rather than being in a competitive,… — Elaine Equi Atmosphere Copy Share Image
I don't like speed. I would have made a terrible Futurist. Even when I did take drugs, I never liked amphetamines and… — Elaine Equi Amphetamines Copy Share Image
The postcard is sacred to me. It makes me sad that no one sends them very much anymore because of email and… — Elaine Equi Email Copy Share Image
I don't write every day, but if I go more than a couple of months without writing, I begin to get a… — Elaine Equi Couple Copy Share Image
I think poetry workshops get a bad rap. I'm sure some aren't good, but in general, I like the format. I try… — Elaine Equi Format Copy Share Image
To be honest, I wasn't crazy about the kind of poetry I found in high school English books. I didn't get really… — Elaine Equi Being honest Copy Share Image
I wonder if books become in essence "files" if people wouldn't write them differently. I'm used to writing print books and I… — Elaine Equi Book Copy Share Image
