Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutskyis an American writer of children's poetry. He lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife, Carolynn...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth8 September 1940
CountryUnited States of America
looks language
I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.
bright doors fighting full ghosts gown haunt king knock magic masks moon oh rising seen shall skeletons street tonight trick werewolves witches
It's Halloween! It's Halloween! The moon is full and bright And we shall see what can't be seen On any other night. Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls, Grinning goblins fighting duels, Werewolves rising from their tombs, Witches on their magic brooms. In masks and gown we haunt the street And knock on doors for trick or treat. Tonight we are the king and queen, For oh tonight it's Halloween!
fun animal editors
I invented animals and birds - I had about two dozen. After working on them for six months, I sat down and just for fun wrote two dozen poems to accompany the drawings. It was for no one to every see, but a friend sent me in to an editor.
fun writing guitar
I keep a guitar around while writing and will improvise music. I do this for several reasons, such as that it's fun, and sometimes it helps me with the meter.
matter groups draws
I would go to sketch groups and draw. I really enjoyed the subject matter, but I wasn't good at it.
writing illustration firsts
I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first.
writing important sound
The sound of a word is at least as important as the meaning.
artist would-be knows
I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.
reading lines one-line
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.
way needs poetry-is
We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
childhood my-own
I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.
poet
A poet is not something you become; a poet is something you are.
imagination perfect draws
Then I decided to draw from and on my own imagination, and everything came out perfect.
alter awful excited gets goes incredibly life ogre until
I'm incredibly excited about Awful Ogre. The ogre is my alter ego. It's a day in the life of an ogre, from when he gets up until he goes to bed.