Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my own writing.
Kevin Powers
I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable.
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... →
Jack Prelutsky
Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.
We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.
Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.
The older I've got the less I find myself going back and re-reading or really reading new fiction or poetry.
Reynolds Price
I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all.
Manuel Puig