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 listening to when I write.
People get anxious about dividing sorts of poetry, say Confessionalism from political poetry. But Confessionalism is very much an expression of racia… - Shane Mccrae
People get anxious about dividing sorts of poetry, say Confessionalism from political poetry. But Confessionalism is very much an expression of racia…
- 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… - 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…
Confessionalism relates to writers of color. I think confessional poetry is in its way very Catholic, capital C. One of the formative ideas of Confes… - Shane Mccrae
Confessionalism relates to writers of color. I think confessional poetry is in its way very Catholic, capital C. One of the formative ideas of Confes…
That's a fairly Wordsworthian way to look at things! But yeah, actually - part of the poet's work, I think, is to maintain or reintroduce the imagina… - Shane Mccrae
That's a fairly Wordsworthian way to look at things! But yeah, actually - part of the poet's work, I think, is to maintain or reintroduce the imagina…
I learned to write with my desk in the living room, next to the TV. But mostly in my head, and I try to be able to do it under any circumstances. - Shane Mccrae
I learned to write with my desk in the living room, next to the TV. But mostly in my head, and I try to be able to do it under any circumstances.
I think that the casual reader and the lyric and confession are trickily tied up together. I mean often when I read my students' poems my first impul… - 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' poems my first impul…
I like having a phrase lying around to get poems started. It's like having a key. - Shane Mccrae
I like having a phrase lying around to get poems started. It's like having a key.
I do try to incorporate particular rhythmic and generally sonic motifs I discover in music as such, and if one thinks of language in a narrow sense, … - 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 a narrow sense, …
I just can't write and listen to music at the same time. - Shane Mccrae
I just can't write and listen to music at the same time.
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