John Barton is the author of "The Art of War for Writers: How to be a Better Writer" and "The Art of War for Writers: How to Write a Better Novel." He has a Masters in English from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He has been a writing professor for over 15 years at several prestigious colleges including Columbia University, New York University, and New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.
No poem is easily grasped so why should any reader expect fast results?John Barton
Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.John Barton
An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.John Barton
