"As for political poetry, as it’s usually defined, it seems there’s very little good political poetry." ― Kenneth Koch Topic(s): Respect More From Kenneth Koch "I was influenced by surrealist poetry and painting as were thousands of other people, and it seems to me to have become a part of the way I write, but it’s not." "I love painting and music, of course. I don’t know nearly as much about them as I know about poetry. I’ve certainly been influenced by fiction. I was overwhelmed by War and Peace when I read it, and I didn’t read it until I was in my late 20s." "The subject matter of the stories on the surface… there seem to be a number of stories about travel." More In Respect "The more you make fun of yourself and don’t try to go for any kind of respect, the more people seem to respect you."― James Van Der Beek "I have such a profound respect for what they do day in and day out. This USO tour is especially meaningful because of the friends I have met and I am honored to be apart of it."― Karl Malone "Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre."― Francesca Annis