The poetry of cartoons
Cindy on June 28th, 2008
The Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Edition features a delightful piece by Billy Collins, a former U.S. poet laureate and my favorite poet of all time. “Whenever a writer is interviewed or subjected to a Q&A session after a reading, one of the questions that always comes up has to do with with influence,” he writes. Collins credits Warner Bros. cartoons for stirring his young imagination. Whether you’re a writer, sculptor, painter, or dancer, it’s fun to list the things that inspired you when you were a kid. What influenced your creative life? – Cindy La Ferle
June 29th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Hi Cindy,
Thank you so much for visiting my blog.
I was influenced by my mother to be creative in how I decorate my home, but as far as other creative outlets, I honestly have no idea.
Take care,
rue
June 30th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Interesting question!
As a child, I consumed just about any reading material I could find — the comics in the newspaper, Nancy Drew books, Louisa May Alcott, Judy Blume, Katherine Patterson, and the Wonder Woman series on TV are the things I remember most vividly. Wonder Woman, Little Women, and Nancy Drew were probably the most influential — I remember my best friends and I acting out the stories over and over and over.
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Me, too, Liza! I credit my mother for reading aloud to me at a very early age. Dr. Seuss books were — and still are — a huge influence for me.