Discovered Quote by George Murray

I really came to literature through poetry.

— Cheryl Strayed

I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction.

— Robert Morgan

I must say that, on the whole, I prefer fiction to poetry.

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

When I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.

— Nicholson Baker

Even though novels were the love of my life, I started off writing poetry. I think because I had a knack for image and…

— Melissa Febos

I write poetry anyway and have for years and years. For me, putting fiction and poetry together is like the best of both worlds.

— Ellen Hopkins

I've written poetry most of my life.

— Julia Michaels

Even though I always claimed that I didn't want to write about something - once I wasn't writing fiction, anyway; I think for me…

— Vito Acconci

I've always written, all my life, and when I was very young I developed an interest in poetry.

— Jeffery Deaver

Growing up as a kid, I took creative writing classes, and I was always into poetry.

— Ivan Moody

So I really began as a failed poet - although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by…

— Nicholson Baker

I began my writing life as a poet, so poetry has always been fundamental. I evolved from poetry to journalism to stories to novels.…

— Ben Okri