” We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine. “
” 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. “
” I’ve been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe. “
” I look for poetry in English because it’s the only language I read. “
” 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. “
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