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23 quotes by Jack Prelutsky

Jack Prelutsky Born (1940-09-08) September 8, 1940 (age 74) Brooklyn, New York Occupation Poet Language English Nationality American Education The High School of Music & Art Notable awards U.S. Children's Poet Laureate (2006) (Poetry Foundation) Scandiuzzi Children's Book Award (2007) (Washington State Book Award) Spouse Carolynn Prelutsky Website jackprelutsky.com Jack Prelutsky (born September 8, 1940) is an American writer of...
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Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn't. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one... →

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Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.

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I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.

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After I'd produced about two dozen pen and ink drawings, one evening I decided that they needed poems to accompany them. I still have no idea... →

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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.

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Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.

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We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.

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I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.

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I would go to sketch groups and draw. I really enjoyed the subject matter, but I wasn't good at it.

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I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.

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I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once.

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I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe.

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My wife used to tell me one of my best qualities was that my feet don't smell, but I remember my brother's did when we were kids.

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