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> [People who publish poetry today do it from a sense that poetry needs to be published, not because they think they are going to make money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/people-who-publish-poetry-today-do-it-from-a-sense-that-poetry-needs/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

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## More by Campbell McGrath

> [“Dawn 5am: the frogs ask what is it, what is it? It is what it is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/dawn-5am-the-frogs-ask-what-is-it-what-is-it-it-is-what-it-is/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [Poems are language turned into art; sound and sense matter; they can be as long or longer than The Odyssey or as short or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/poems-are-language-turned-into-art-sound-and-sense-matter-they-can-be/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [The shape that poems make in the mind is an echo of something powerful in the cosmos. I do believe that, and that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/the-shape-that-poems-make-in-the-mind-is-an-echo-of-something/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [All of the arts are kin - music and sculpture and dance, those are wordless art forms. But poetry is defined by language. Of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/all-of-the-arts-are-kin-music-and-sculpture-and-dance-those-are/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [I like each of my books to be different. Once I've done something I like to move on and push myself to learn new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/i-like-each-of-my-books-to-be-different-once-i-ve-done-something-i/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [“How strange that they arrive at all, nights on planet earth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/how-strange-that-they-arrive-at-all-nights-on-planet-earth/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [I tend to write poetry that is rich in data of various sorts. The lyric poem isn't perfectly suited to accommodating such data, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/i-tend-to-write-poetry-that-is-rich-in-data-of-various-sorts-the/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [A poem employs both the sound and the sense of language, it treats words not just as signifiers but as a plastic medium of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/a-poem-employs-both-the-sound-and-the-sense-of-language-it-treats/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [Traditionally poetry is written in lines. But the prose poem is the kind of poem that isn't written in lines. It is lyrical prose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/traditionally-poetry-is-written-in-lines-but-the-prose-poem-is-the/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [It's not surprising to me that books ended up playing a central role in my life, but it is somewhat mysterious that poetry did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/it-s-not-surprising-to-me-that-books-ended-up-playing-a-central-role/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [People who publish poetry today do it from a sense that poetry needs to be published, not because they think they are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/people-who-publish-poetry-today-do-it-from-a-sense-that-poetry-needs/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [Poetry resonates differently in each culture; it doesn't in America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/poetry-resonates-differently-in-each-culture-it-doesn-t-in-america/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [Many other cultures value poetry more than we do. In Ireland, poetry is a top cultural pursuit, the art to end all arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/many-other-cultures-value-poetry-more-than-we-do-in-ireland-poetry-is/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [Our lives are so dominated by financial concerns - paying the rent - and consumer choices - what sort of detergent to buy at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/our-lives-are-so-dominated-by-financial-concerns-paying-the-rent-and/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

> [People say modernism killed poetry for them: it doesn't rhyme, it doesn't touch a popular musical oral tradition. Years ago, you memorized and read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/campbell-mcgrath/people-say-modernism-killed-poetry-for-them-it-doesn-t-rhyme-it-doesn/)

[Campbell McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/campbell-mcgrath/)

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