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
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
I'm a writer who likes to be influenced. Kenneth Koch influencelikewriter 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'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
I wonder if I ever thought of an ideal reader... I guess when I was in my 20s and in New York and maybe even in my early 30s, I would write for my wife Janice... mainly for my poet friends and my wife, who was very smart about poetry. Kenneth Koch 20s30searly 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 never thought of myself as a New York poet or as an American poet. Kenneth Koch americanpoetthink Change image and share on social
It takes a long time to publish a book. Kenneth Koch booklongpublish Change image and share on social
