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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."

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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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"As we plant in tears, we shall harvest with joy."

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"As long as we have life, we keep love and hope alive."

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"Just hope. Hope is filled with power."

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"There is hope in any circumstance. Be strong!"

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"Dreaming is good, but without taking actions, a dream is just hope."

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"Hope is the thread between life and death,As long as hope is alive we take breath."

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"Christ's second coming reminds us that ultimately our hope is not in this world and its attempts to solve its problems, but in Christ's promise to establish His perfect rule over all the earth."

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"We shall not fail. The dream will be fulfilled."

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"Thy word O Lord is my hope."

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"Every sunrise gives you an opportunity to begin again."

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

Challenge

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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."

Theory

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

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

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

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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."

Hope

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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."

Art

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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
"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
"Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense."

Curiosity

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