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John Barton

"I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance."

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Donna Grant

"Life never ceases having a meaning for a humble person. The freedom of choice, the sovereignty that we hold over our own souls, enables a person to discover the meaning of his or her own life every day, even in suffering or death."

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Donna Grant

"You can only be fulfilled in life when you achieve your purpose."

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Donna Grant

"Find what is meaningful to you and stand by it. Even if you begin to wonder if there is any meaning to anything, continue to be yourself."

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Donna Grant

"It's always more than just a story."

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Donna Grant

"There's meaning in thy snores."

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Donna Grant

"Life is more than survival."

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Donna Grant

"The most meaningful endeavors are the ones that come without an end."

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Donna Grant

"But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words."

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Donna Grant

"Non sense discussions, have you ever thought that most discussions which you have are useless, pointess?? It's true and that's why I never go out."

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Donna Grant

"Our reaction does not cancel the meaning of their existence because every creation serves a definite purpose."

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

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John Barton
"Reading should be a repeat performance."

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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."

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John Barton
"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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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."

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John Barton
"Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem."

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John Barton
"Who is the ideal reader? God only knows."

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John Barton
"I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance."

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John Barton
"We are comfortable with the fact that we cannot know personally what happened in the world before we were born, yet we are uncomfortable with the notion that we will stop engaging with time at some point in the future."

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John Barton
"Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse."

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