John Barton Quotes & Sayings

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32 most famous John Barton quotes and sayings (poet). These are the first 10 quotes we have.

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
“No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results?”
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
“Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.”
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
“You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it.”
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
“An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.”
John Barton Quotes
“Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools.”

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