Tag: Jack Prelutsky

I look for poetry in English because it’s the only language I read.

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.

Otherwise I don’t read much adult poetry at all, because I’m not smart enough and mostly I don’t get it.

Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.

Children seem naturally drawn to poetry – it’s some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.

We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.