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If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then

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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My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summarize it. We want time to pass, for new things to happen to us, we want to hold on to certain moments, we dont want our lives to end. – 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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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we cant imagine ourselves living without. – A. R. Ammons

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Let me read you some of my poetry. My poetry just takes me to another level. – Rick Fox

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In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all. – Wallace Stevens

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Every now and then I read a poem that does touch something in me, but I never turn to poetry for solace or pleasure in the way that I throw myself into prose. – J. K. Rowling

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