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Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them.

~John Barton

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Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools.

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In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change.

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

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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.

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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.

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I became intrigued with colour theory. The absurd pronouncements of the Colour Institute, a group that decides what colours are hot each year or season, amused me.

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

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A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate.

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

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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