McGrath, Campbell 2003
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
I’ve got the copyright on love, honey baby.
Registered patent number such &
such. Don’t dillydally with saxifrage
& sassafras, don’t bother me with this & that,
– Campbell McGrath, “Love (c)”
Broadside of “Love (c)” by Campbell McGrath
Listen to Campbell McGrath’s 2003 reading for the Poetry Center of Chicago:
Today is a trumpet to set the hounds baying.
The past is a fox the hunters are flaying.
Nothing unspoken goes without saying.
Love’s a casino where lovers risk playing.
The future’s a marker our hearts are prepaying.
– Campbell McGrath, “Pentatina for Five Vowels”
Read an interview with Campbell McGrath from the Kenyon Review:
Campbell McGrath | Kenyon Review Conversations
The Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement
