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In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to

In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change. – John Barton

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If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect. – John Barton

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I have always been very obsessed with time. Times passage makes us all very vulnerable and because we all experience it in our own way, it can make us feel very alone. – John Barton

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An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive. – John Barton

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As for political poetry, as its usually defined, it seems theres very little good political poetry. – Kenneth Koch

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There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing. – John Cage

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Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. – Thomas Gray

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