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Poetry Quotes by John Barton
- An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.
- No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results?
- Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools.
- In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change.
- If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect.
- Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.
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