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Jack Prelutsky quotes

American Poet September 8, 1940

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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
Jack Prelutsky quote: "Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm..."
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
Jack Prelutsky quote: "I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once."
I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once. Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky quote: "I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing."
I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing. Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky quote: "Then I decided to draw from and on my own imagination, and..."
Then I decided to draw from and on my own imagination, and everything came out perfect. Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky quote: "We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine."
We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine. Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky quote: "I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd..."
I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first. Jack Prelutsky
After I'd produced about two dozen pen and ink drawings, one evening I decided that they needed poems to accompany them. I still have no idea where that notion came from, but it took me about two hours to produce verses for these creatures. Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky quote: "I'm never bored."
I'm never bored. Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky quote: "I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas,..."
I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe. Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky quote: "A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are."
A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are. Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky quote: "I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what."
I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what. Jack Prelutsky

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