But poetry is my life. Poetry is what matters to me.
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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.Peter Davison
The problem, for me, with the writing programs is that they produce a terrible uniformity of product.
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If poets were realistic, they wouldn't be poets.
Peter Davison
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.
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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.
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Poetry should be able to reach everybody, and it should be able to appeal to all levels of understanding.
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