Peter Davison quotes - page 2

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)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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If I were brave enough to say so, I'd like to think that I had written some poems that people are not going to forget. View quote
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There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory. View quote
Peter Davison

Peter Davison

Occupation: American Poet
Born: June 27, 1928
Died: December 29, 2004
Quotes count: 30