Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves. Jack Prelutsky childcombinationdraw Change image and share on social
My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books of trivia, of facts. Jack Prelutsky bookcomputereclectic Change image and share on social
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
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 line of a novel I just finished reading. Jack Prelutsky finishlearnline Change image and share on social
Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood. Jack Prelutsky childhooddrawexplore Change image and share on social
When I began writing, I didn't read any other children's poets... I didn't want to be influenced until I'd found my own voice. Now I read them all. Jack Prelutsky beginchildfind 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 invented animals and birds - I had about two dozen. After working on them for six months, I sat down and just for fun wrote two dozen poems to accompany the drawings. It was for no one to every see, but a friend sent me in to an editor. Jack Prelutsky accompanyanimalbird 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
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
