Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there's obviously a lot of deception. Kenneth Koch advertisedealdeception Change image and share on social
The subject matter of the stories on the surface... there seem to be a number of stories about travel. Kenneth Koch matternumbstory Change image and share on social
Politics is there the way men and women are there, the way the Atlantic Ocean is there. Sometimes I've written about politics specifically, I mean about politics as it's understood on television and in newspapers. Kenneth Koch atlantichaveman share on social
I love painting and music, of course. I don't know nearly as much about them as I know about poetry. I've certainly been influenced by fiction. I was overwhelmed by War and Peace when I read it, and I didn't read it until I was in my late 20s. Kenneth Koch 20sfictionhave share on social
It's enormously cheering to get a good review by someone who seems to understand your work. Kenneth Koch cheerenormouslygood Change image and share on social
Once I start writing about something, it goes off rather fast, and sometimes details which might be interesting such as what the room looked like or what somebody said that was not exactly on the same subject tend to get lost. Kenneth Koch detailfastinterest share on social
Some of the French surrealists at the beginning of the war had come over to New York and they brought out this magazine. It was a big, glossy magazine full of surrealist things. Kenneth Koch beginbigbring Change image and share on social
When you finish a poem, it clicks shut like the top of a jewel box, but prose is endless. I haven't experienced an awful lot of clicking shut! Kenneth Koch awfulboxclick Change image and share on social
As for political poetry, as it's usually defined, it seems there's very little good political poetry. Kenneth Koch definegoodpoetry Change image and share on social
It seems everything is so full of possibilities one can hardly take it all in. Kenneth Koch fullpossibility Change image and share on social
