Criticism Quote by Kevin Keck

Even though I was a reluctant reader in junior high and high school, I found myself writing poems in the back of class.

— Matt de la Pena

I worked privately, and sometimes I feel that might be better for poets than the kind of social workshop gathering. My school was the…

— Mary Oliver

I didn't write my poems because I wanted to, they were wrung from me. I had to write them.

— Maxine Kumin

I have found myself writing poetry shortly after I retired. Which I hadn't done in forty years.

— Frederick Busch

I have been writing poetry for a long time now. I started writing in my school days.

— Kapil Sibal

I wrote poetry in middle school and high school and even through college. It was bad. I just don't think I'm very good at…

— Jesmyn Ward

I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged...I had poems which were re-written so…

— Erica Jong

I've written poetry most of my life.

— Julia Michaels

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 was 14 or 15 when I discovered poetry, and I pretty much stopped writing prose until Master of Reality.

— John Darnielle

I used to do poetry in elementary school. I used to just write.

— Denzel Curry

I have to admit that I had a lot of problems with poetry.

— Jane Campion