John barton Quotes

“An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.”

“Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.”

“No poem is easily grasped so why should any reader expect fast results? ”

“My heartfelt appreciation goes out to Jan Zwicky, Don McKay, John Barton, Barry Dempster, Carolyn Forché and Elizabeth Philips for their masterful eyes and minds.”