John BartonA collection of 9 posts

Respect

Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in o...

Poetry

An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry ve...

Poetry

Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena using with i...

Poetry

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

Poetry

If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world then it has had it...

Poetry

My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summ...

Poetry

Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other p...

Poetry

No poem is easily grasped so why should any reader expect fast results?

Loneliness

I have always been very obsessed with time. Time's passage makes us all ver...