John Barton Quotes

In the first accident, the silver Toyota Tundra smashed into the back of the red Ford truck, probably because of the smoke. - John Barton

If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect. - John Barton

I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant. - John Barton

I sometimes like to tinker with poems that have failed, ones that I have sent aside. Even years afterward, I will revisit them if there is something about them that I cannot give up on. - John Barton

I never yelled, never screamed. I was in shock that it was still going on. - John Barton

I have been told by a member of the board of one of Canada's most prominent literary magazines that a submission of mine once caused a great deal of controversy. - John Barton

I have become intrigued with the combining of seemingly unrelated ideas or images, or the drawing upon the many, sometimes dissimilar, meanings a word might have. - John Barton

I have always been very obsessed with time. Time's passage makes us all very vulnerable and because we all experience it in our own way, it can make us feel very alone. - John Barton

I find it exhausting to administer a magazine without an office or paid staff. - John Barton

I feel very connected to poets across the country. - John Barton

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