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 I've had to find new ways to say everything that I want to say. — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
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 that uses the tricks of poetry, such as dense imagery. This is a big topic of… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
“Dawn 5am: the frogs ask what is it, what is it? It is what it is.” — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
Poems are language turned into art; sound and sense matter; they can be as long or longer than The Odyssey or as short or… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
The shape that poems make in the mind is an echo of something powerful in the cosmos. I do believe that, and that is… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
All of the arts are kin - music and sculpture and dance, those are wordless art forms. But poetry is defined by language. Of… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
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… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
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… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
A poem employs both the sound and the sense of language, it treats words not just as signifiers but as a plastic medium of… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
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… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
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. — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
People who publish poetry today do it from a sense that poetry needs to be published, not because they think they are going to… — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
Poetry resonates differently in each culture; it doesn't in America. — Campbell McGrath Copy Share Image
