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Reader Quotes by John Barton
- An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.
- Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses.
- No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results?
- If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect.
- A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate.
- Who is the ideal reader? God only knows.
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