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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/when-i-began-writing-i-didn-t-read-any-other-children-s-poets-i-didn/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

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## More by Jack Prelutsky

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/there-s-not-too-much-difference-between-writing-a-picture-book-and/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/poetry-seems-to-sink-into-us-the-way-prose-doesn-t-i-can-still-quote/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [She comes by night, in fearsome flight, in garments black as pitch, the queen of doom upon her broom, the wild and wicked witch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in-garments-black-as-pitch-the/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/otherwise-i-don-t-read-much-adult-poetry-at-all-because-i-m-not-smart/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [His blood is black and boiling hot, he gurgles ghastly groans. He'll cook you in his dinner pot, your skin, your flesh, your bones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/his-blood-is-black-and-boiling-hot-he-gurgles-ghastly-groans-he-ll/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [The sound of a word is at least as important as the meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/the-sound-of-a-word-is-at-least-as-important-as-the-meaning/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-always-knew-would-be-some-sort-of-artist-but-didn-t-know-what/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-write-the-poems-first-with-only-a-few-exceptions-for-odd-reasons/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [“I often repeat repeat myself, I often repeat repeat. I don't don't know why know why, I simply know that I I I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-often-repeat-repeat-myself-i-often-repeat-repeat-i-don-t-don-t-know/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/writing-gives-me-the-opportunity-to-explore-ideas-play-with-language/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-keep-a-guitar-around-while-writing-and-will-improvise-music-i-do/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books of trivia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/my-reading-is-extremely-eclectic-lately-i-ve-been-teaching-myself/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/we-all-need-ways-to-express-ourselves-and-poetry-is-one-of-mine/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-ve-been-influenced-by-poets-as-diverse-as-dylan-thomas-lewis/)

[Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/)

> [I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-m-mostly-influenced-by-life-what-s-around-me-and-my-own-childhood/)

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