I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's. Jack Prelutsky bardcollectioninterest Change image and share on social
I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first. Jack Prelutsky exceptionillustrationodd Change image and share on social
I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read. Jack Prelutsky englishlanguagepoetry Change image and share on social
I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once. Jack Prelutsky thingwork Change image and share on social
I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe. Jack Prelutsky allancarrolldiverse Change image and share on social
Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it. Jack Prelutsky adultpoetryread Change image and share on social
There's not too much difference between writing a picture book and writing a collection of a hundred poems or so, except that the bigger books take a lot longer to do. Jack Prelutsky bigbookcollection Change image and share on social
I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what. Jack Prelutsky artistknowsort Change image and share on social
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. Jack Prelutsky brotherfootkid Change image and share on social
I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood. Jack Prelutsky childhoodinfluencelife Change image and share on social