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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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Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem. – John Barton

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Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools. – John Barton

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Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments. – Mark Strand

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I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any. Nobody has to memorize poetry. – Peter Davison

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[I]t is not health, it is convalescence that is poetical. Just as certain plants only yield all their fragrance to the fingers that crush them, so it is only in a state of suffering that certain affections utter all their poetry. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry. – Mark Knopfler

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