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John Barton

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

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"Anyone that refuses to grow will remain in the past. It is a demand of life."

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Amber Hurdle

"Losing your job gives you the opportunity to make your life count."

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Amber Hurdle

"Make a change of your steps when necessary. "Status quo" is the court room where change is kept on trial for long, delaying the verdict. Make a change and achieve your dreams. Rule your case with victory."

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Amber Hurdle

"Since when has corruption everywhere, homes, streets, offices, become a Nigerian factor."

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Amber Hurdle

"Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while."

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Amber Hurdle

"The change the world needs is not in the hand of everyone who is alive. It is in the works of those who deliberately contribute to make it a better place."

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Amber Hurdle

"The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide."

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Amber Hurdle

"You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying."

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Amber Hurdle

"Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness."

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Amber Hurdle

"There are few things that will remain constant over the long run."

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

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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."

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

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

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

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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."

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John Barton
"To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that."

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John Barton
"Reading should be a repeat performance."

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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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