I was like the family clown. The middle child entertaining. I was a lousy student, but interestingly the nuns always let me write plays or do drawings, endless special projects. I made art when I was a kid so I wouldn't fail in school.


The Paris Review, Issue 214, Fall 2015, The Art of Poetry No. 99

Eileen Myles Quotes

I was like the family clown. The middle child entertaining. I was a lousy student, but interestingly the nuns always let me write plays or do...

I was like the family clown. The middle child entertaining. I was a lousy student, but interestingly the nuns always let me write plays or do...

I was like the family clown. The middle child entertaining. I was a lousy student, but interestingly the nuns always let me write plays or do...

I was like the family clown. The middle child entertaining. I was a lousy student, but interestingly the nuns always let me write plays or do...