Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I've managed to grow out of.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have to admit that I had a lot of problems with poetry.
Poetry, I feel, is a tyrannical discipline. You've got to go so far so fast in such a small space; you've got to burn away all the peripherals.
I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.
We love, you know, children love the ingredients of poetry. And then they go into this tunnel that we call adolescence, and when they come out of it, they hate poetry.
How do poems grow? They grow out of your life.
I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever.
I don't live for poetry. I live far more than anybody else does.
For better or worse, poetry is my life.
Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.
Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.