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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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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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Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems. – John Barton

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It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found – indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese. – Lafcadio Hearn

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I think Im a very good reader of poetry, but obviously, like everybody, I have a set of criteria for reading poems, and Im not shy about presenting them, so if people ask for my critical response to a poem, I tell them what works and why, and what doesnt work and why. – Diane Wakoski

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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made. – Lascelles Abercrombie

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The novel is born of disillusionment the poem, of despair. – Jose Bergamin

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