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
Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers. – Peter Davison
It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in ways we cant do in prose. – Peter Davison
I never thought Id be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was really her love of reading and ideas. – Caroline Kennedy