"Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems." ― John Barton Topic(s): Poetry More From John Barton "No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results?" "In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change." "An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive." More In Poetry "Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed."― A. R. Ammons "Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each other; it is something which goes much further than that to provide a glimpse of our vision of the world."― Tahar Ben Jelloun "Poetry and progress are like two ambitious men who hate one another with an instinctive hatred, and when they meet upon the same road, one of them has to give place."― Charles Baudelaire