Jack Prelutsky is a famous American poet who writes poetry for both children and adults. He had a gift for singing as a child and received free singing lessons but eventually chose to pursue poetry instead of opera. Prelutsky became a poet accidentally after a publisher liked his poems but not his drawings. He has since published over 35 books of poetry and won several awards, including being named the first Poet Laureate for Children by the Poetry Foundation.

1. Poet Talk! Janine Guida ELLM 612 March 28, 2008

4. Do you have any idea who this poet is?

6. He’s… Jack Prelutsky! Picture retrieved from: andersonsbookshop.com

25. Being a writer doesn’t make you strange or a nerd, in fact you can be a poet and be pretty cool!