“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.”
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Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.
Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.
I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.
