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…
- Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.
- I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant.
- To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that.
- 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…
- Who is the ideal reader? God only knows.
- 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…