If you don't believe in dragons, Jack Prelutsky More Quotes by Jack Prelutsky More Quotes From Jack Prelutsky A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are. Jack Prelutsky poet Then I decided to draw from and on my own imagination, and everything came out perfect. Jack Prelutsky drawsimaginationperfect We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine. Jack Prelutsky poetry-iswayneeds I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood. Jack Prelutsky childhoodmy-own Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career. Jack Prelutsky blessedfunchildren There's not too much difference between writing a picture book and writing a collection of a hundred poems or so, except that the bigger books take a lot longer to do. Jack Prelutsky differenceswritingbook 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. Jack Prelutsky linesreadingwriting I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what. Jack Prelutsky artistwould-beknows I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing. Jack Prelutsky donechallengeswriting Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves. Jack Prelutsky rhymingcombinationchildren 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 voicewritingchildren I'm working now on a collection of Shakespearean sonnets, about 100 of them, that I may publish if anyone's interested. My take on life is a little different from the bard's. Jack Prelutsky differentmaylittles It's Halloween! It's Halloween! Jack Prelutsky halloweenqueenskings 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 drawingtwoideas I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read. Jack Prelutsky languagelooks She comes by night, in fearsome flight, in garments black as pitch, the queen of doom upon her broom, the wild and wicked witch. Jack Prelutsky halloweenqueensnight I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first. Jack Prelutsky illustrationwritingfirsts The sound of a word is at least as important as the meaning. Jack Prelutsky importantsoundwriting I would go to sketch groups and draw. I really enjoyed the subject matter, but I wasn't good at it. Jack Prelutsky drawsgroupsmatter I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe. Jack Prelutsky allan-poedylanpoet
