John Barton Quotes

These companies will compete to be picked, and we'll pick whoever offers the package that better benefits the patient. - John Barton

The reader's challenge is to replicate the experiment by reading the poem and to draw their own conclusions. - John Barton

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

The poet must decide not to impose his feelings in order to write without sentimentality. - John Barton

The fact that they were more physical, they could establish anything they wanted on the football field. They have two strong backs. They are strong runners, and we didn't do a good enough job against that. - John Barton

The experiment of the poem is mostly intuitive. I write the first draft, pulling in the various elements that interest me, in the hope that their being combined will lead to some kind of insight. - John Barton

The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like. - John Barton

Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems. - John Barton

Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses. - John Barton

Reading should be a repeat performance. - John Barton

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