“If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect.”– John Barton Related Quotes “In a general way, I want to be a kind of flag-waver, bunting hanger-up, drum-beater, you name it, for poetry.”– Andrew Motion “Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart.”– Andres Segovia “There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry – the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune prevents from fulfilling her natural destiny.”– Lafcadio Hearn