--- title: "1 Free verse Quotes By Shane McCrae" description: "1 Free verse quotes by Shane McCrae. Plus more from Shane McCrae and more Free verse sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/044/shane-mccrae-22873_musical_if-i-can-quote-myself-i-explained-whatev_2194011.jpg" --- > [If I can quote myself, I explained whatever it is I'm doing once for No Tell Motel, and I still think it's the clearest I've ever been about this: "I don't write free verse poems - mostly because I can't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/if-i-can-quote-myself-i-explained-whatever-it-is-i-m-doing-once-for/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/044/shane-mccrae-22873_musical_if-i-can-quote-myself-i-explained-whatev_2194011.jpg) ## Other authors on Free verse - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-fenton-46286.jpg) James Fenton 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/free-verse/james-fenton/) - [Bryana Johnson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/free-verse/bryana-johnson/) ## More by Shane McCrae > [I like having a phrase lying around to get poems started. It's like having a key.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-like-having-a-phrase-lying-around-to-get-poems-started-it-s-like/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I think that the moment we're living in offers the best opportunity we've had in a long time in that a lot of things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-think-that-the-moment-we-re-living-in-offers-the-best-opportunity/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I believe rhythmic sensibility is always a product and extension of language, defined broadly, among other things. But it is an immediate product and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-believe-rhythmic-sensibility-is-always-a-product-and-extension-of/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I love to read long books. I enjoy experiencing that extension. But it's not something I feel comfortable with and not something I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-love-to-read-long-books-i-enjoy-experiencing-that-extension-but-it/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I actually can't listen to music and write poetry at the same time, but I do kind of think about the music I've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-actually-can-t-listen-to-music-and-write-poetry-at-the-same-time/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [There's no such thing as an animal too big too kill, AND we're cornered by such animals every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/there-s-no-such-thing-as-an-animal-too-big-too-kill-and-we-re/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I don't know that I find either aspect of Jesus more interesting than the other, although maybe I think about the God one more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-don-t-know-that-i-find-either-aspect-of-jesus-more-interesting-than/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I definitely notice the absence of character in most poetry, which is not so say that I'm an innovator in that regard. Character-based poems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-definitely-notice-the-absence-of-character-in-most-poetry-which-is/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I think I cause a lot of headaches for editors - it's impossible to keep up with the ridiculous amount of changes I make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-think-i-cause-a-lot-of-headaches-for-editors-it-s-impossible-to/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I just can't write and listen to music at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-just-can-t-write-and-listen-to-music-at-the-same-time/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I do believe in Jesus as wholly God and wholly human, and I believe the human part was human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-do-believe-in-jesus-as-wholly-god-and-wholly-human-and-i-believe/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I was just thinking about how my grandparents, who raised me, would be considered "white trash," whatever that means - mostly for being racists,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-was-just-thinking-about-how-my-grandparents-who-raised-me-would-be/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I'm always glad that other people are way smarter about my poems than I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-m-always-glad-that-other-people-are-way-smarter-about-my-poems-than/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I think that the casual reader and the lyric and confession are trickily tied up together. I mean often when I read my students'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-think-that-the-casual-reader-and-the-lyric-and-confession-are/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) > [I do try to incorporate particular rhythmic and generally sonic motifs I discover in music as such, and if one thinks of language in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-mccrae/i-do-try-to-incorporate-particular-rhythmic-and-generally-sonic/) [Shane McCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-mccrae/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/free-verse/shane-mccrae/#itemlist", "name": "1 Free verse Quotes By Shane McCrae", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I can quote myself, I explained whatever it is I'm doing once for No Tell Motel, and I still think it's the clearest I've ever been about this: \"I don't write free verse poems - mostly because I can't. 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