"I was excited by what my painter friends were doing, and they seemed to be interested in our poetry too, and that was a wonderful little, fizzy sort of world."
- Kenneth KochKnown for his contributions to the New York School of poetry, Kenneth Koch was a prominent American poet and playwright in the middle of the 20th century. He was an advocate of making poetry approachable and enjoyable, frequently using lighthearted and creative language to inspire others to find the…