Dean J. Baker - Poet, Composer, Author

"Dean is a combination of thought and torment that has made him write more than a baker's dozen of fine poems.. he might produce a collection that could astound us all." - Irving Layton

Irving Layton is one of Canada's foremost poets, nominated twice for the Nobel Prize for Literature; teacher, friend and mentor to Leonard Cohen, and the man to whom Leonard dedicated his latest book.

We are all such temporary, fleeting guests in the Poetry Hotel.

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"When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."

People who gauge how good you are, your work, by how popular you are or through with whom you associate, are nervous monkeys dancing on the keys of culture who will never have the slightest idea of depth, richness and true cultural value, especially so for poets.

Dean J. Baker

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray

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