And there are a lot more people reading poetry, but there are not so many people reading an individual poet. Peter Davison individuallotpeople Change image and share on social
Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers. Peter Davison deviceenableinvent Change image and share on social
There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory. Peter Davison memorypoetrything Change image and share on social
The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet is hearing something that he is broadcasting. And whether there is anybody with a receiver isn't the reason he does it. He hopes there is somebody receiving it. Peter Davison audiencebroadcasthear share on social
The reason one writes poems is so that your poem will be remembered. Peter Davison poemreasonremember Change image and share on social
The more poetry you have in the head, the more poetry you will understand because you will be getting to the roots of what it is that makes people write poetry at all. Peter Davison headmakepeople Change image and share on social
For instance, it's a little better now than it was two or three years ago, but something like 70% of the poems I receive seem to be written in the present indicative. Peter Davison agoindicativeinstance Change image and share on social
But poetry is my life. Poetry is what matters to me. Peter Davison lifematterpoetry Change image and share on social
Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry, as such. Peter Davison atlanticfindgood Change image and share on social
Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one's own understanding of how to understand the world. Peter Davison comeconstantlydaunt share on social