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Campbell McGrath

He // Him // His

Poet

Miami Beach, Florida

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Poet Campbell McGrath has published nine collections of his work, predominantly free-verse, long form, documentary poems about the American landscape, culture, and history. He has been awarded many prestigious honors, including The Pushcart Prize (1992), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1998), and a MacArthur Fellowship (1991). McGrath is the Phillip and Patricia Frost Professor of Creative Writing at Florida International University.

Donor -This award was generously supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

This artist page was last updated on: 01.10.2025

Cover of book by Campbell McGrath.

Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Campbell McGrath, 2009.

Photo courtesy of Ecco Press/HarperCollins