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John Barton Quotes

No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results? Picture Quote #1

Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses Picture Quote #1

I became intrigued with colour theory. The absurd pronouncements of the Colour Institute, a group that decides what colours are hot each year or season, amused me Picture Quote #1

I feel very connected to poets across the country Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that their being combined will lead to some kind of insight Picture Quote #1

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Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools Picture Quote #1

An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive Picture Quote #1

Who is the ideal reader? God only knows Picture Quote #1

If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect Picture Quote #1

The poet must decide not to impose his feelings in order to write without sentimentality Picture Quote #1

I find it exhausting to administer a magazine without an office or paid staff Picture Quote #1

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Poets can’t resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse Picture Quote #1

Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense Picture Quote #1

The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like Picture Quote #1

Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them Picture Quote #1

The point of an experiment is not to arrive at a predetermined end point, to prove or disprove anything, but to deliver a poem that reveals much about the process taken Picture Quote #1

The reader’s challenge is to replicate the experiment by reading the poem and to draw their own conclusions Picture Quote #1

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To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that Picture Quote #1

We are comfortable with the fact that we cannot know personally what happened in the world before we were born, yet we are uncomfortable with the notion that we will stop engaging with time at some point in the future Picture Quote #1

I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant Picture Quote #1

You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it Picture Quote #1

I sometimes like to tinker with poems that have failed, ones that I have sent aside. Even years afterward, I will revisit them if there is something about them that I cannot give up on Picture Quote #1

I have become intrigued with the combining of seemingly unrelated ideas or images, or the drawing upon the many, sometimes dissimilar, meanings a word might have Picture Quote #1

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I have always been very obsessed with time. Time’s passage makes us all very vulnerable and because we all experience it in our own way, it can make us feel very alone Picture Quote #1

I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance Picture Quote #1

A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate Picture Quote #1

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No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results? (John Barton Quotes) Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses (John Barton Quotes) I became intrigued with colour theory. The absurd pronouncements of the Colour Institute, a group that decides what colours are hot each year or season, amused me (John Barton Quotes) I feel very connected to poets across the country (John Barton Quotes) 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 Quotes) The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that their being combined will lead to some kind of insight (John Barton Quotes) Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools (John Barton Quotes) An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive (John Barton Quotes) Who is the ideal reader? God only knows (John Barton Quotes) If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect (John Barton Quotes) The poet must decide not to impose his feelings in order to write without sentimentality (John Barton Quotes) I find it exhausting to administer a magazine without an office or paid staff (John Barton Quotes) Poets can’t resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse (John Barton Quotes) Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense (John Barton Quotes) The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like (John Barton Quotes) Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them (John Barton Quotes) The point of an experiment is not to arrive at a predetermined end point, to prove or disprove anything, but to deliver a poem that reveals much about the process taken (John Barton Quotes) The reader’s challenge is to replicate the experiment by reading the poem and to draw their own conclusions (John Barton Quotes) To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that (John Barton Quotes) We are comfortable with the fact that we cannot know personally what happened in the world before we were born, yet we are uncomfortable with the notion that we will stop engaging with time at some point in the future (John Barton Quotes) I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant (John Barton Quotes) You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it (John Barton Quotes) I sometimes like to tinker with poems that have failed, ones that I have sent aside. Even years afterward, I will revisit them if there is something about them that I cannot give up on (John Barton Quotes) I have become intrigued with the combining of seemingly unrelated ideas or images, or the drawing upon the many, sometimes dissimilar, meanings a word might have (John Barton Quotes) I have always been very obsessed with time. Time’s 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 Quotes) I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance (John Barton Quotes) A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate (John Barton Quotes)