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. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes belong busy child
You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it. John Barton bookreadstep Change image and share on social
A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate. John Barton connecteditorintend Change image and share on social
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. John Barton combinedraftelement Change image and share on social
I do think my old fella wasn't much of a... I don't remember him ever being a 'dad' dad. He was too busy working. It was a hard life, man. Noel Gallagher busydadfella Change image and share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
You probably found 'How to Survive a Robot Uprising' in the humor section. Let's just hope that is where it belongs. Daniel H. Wilson belongfindhope Change image and share on social