I never thought of myself as a New York poet or as an American poet. Kenneth Koch americanpoetthink Change image and share on social
I certainly have the feeling that I'm the same person even though I've changed a great deal. Kenneth Koch changedealfelt Change image and share on social
I'm a writer who likes to be influenced. Kenneth Koch influencelikewriter Change image and share on social
It takes a long time to publish a book. Kenneth Koch booklongpublish Change image and 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
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
Maybe there are three or four really good poets in a generation. Kenneth Koch generationgoodpoet Change image and share on social
I've had trouble with criticism, I guess. It's hard to know what role criticism plays in either encouraging poets or in getting other people to read them. Kenneth Koch criticismencourageguess 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
I got married, other people went off. We had sort of another public-we were our entire readership for many years, and we were very excited by each other. Kenneth Koch entireexcitemarry Change image and share on social
