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
But there is some way in which poets believe that and this is dangerous, too believe that their calling gives them a certain freedom. A certain freedom to live in a free way. Peter Davison calldangerousfree Change image and share on social
People are talking about the Internet as though it is going to change the world. It's not going to change the world. It's not going to change the way we think, and it's not going to change the way we feel. Peter Davison changefeelinternet 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
I would like to be proud of having written some poems that will be remembered, but I will never know whether I will have any reason to be proud of that. Peter Davison poemproudreason 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
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 should be able to reach everybody, and it should be able to appeal to all levels of understanding. Peter Davison appeallevelpoetry Change image and share on social
My friends never talk to me about my poetry because they're embarrassed that I write it or they're embarrassed by what I write about which are not such extraordinarily terrifying things, but they are the state of human existence. Peter Davison embarrassexistenceextraordinarily share on social
