“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 things and expand the limits of poetic form.” BookDifferentDoneMovingFormLimitsPoeticNew Things 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 I've had to find new ways to say everything that I want to say.” WayWantWritingRichVariousDataNew Ways Author:Campbell McGrath
“I don't know what the hell I'm doing; I like what I've been doing. I believe in what I've done in the past; I hope my kid enjoys the movies I've made and enjoys some of the movies in the future.” KnowsBelieveMadeDoneKidsPastI BelieveEnjoyHellI Believe In Author:Adam Sandler
“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 debate in poetry land. There's no perfect definition.” KindUseBigsLinesPerfectWrittenLandDefinitionsDebateTricksProsePoetry IsTopicsImageryLyricalDense Author:Campbell McGrath
“The culture stays alive, but certain parts of it die or fail, and that's very interesting to me.” CertainDiesCultureInterestingAliveFailingVery InterestingStaying Alive 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.” ArtEndsValuesCulturePursuitPoetry IsIrelandOther Cultures Author:Campbell McGrath
“Poetry resonates differently in each culture; it doesn't in America.” AmericaCulture 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 poetry; it was one of the things you were forced to learn. Now it has tiny role in school.” PeopleYearsSchoolRolesYears AgoTraditionMusicalTinyRhymeModernismPopular MusicOral Tradition 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 make money.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTodayMaking MoneyPublish Author:Campbell McGrath
“I love working with women. I think it's because I spent so much time in my brother's heavy metal band. Sweaty boys in the rehearsal room. It's nice to just be in the studio with a fragrant lady.” ThinkingRoomsBoysNiceBrotherBandStudiosHeavyMy BrotherMetalsRehearsalHeavy MetalMetal Band Author:Mr Hudson