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Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena

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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In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change. – 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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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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One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. – Voltaire

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Im not an academic, but Ive always loved poetry since Ive been small. – Naveen Andrews

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It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things. – Stephen Mallarme

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Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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