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My friends never talk to me about my poetry because theyre embarra

My friends never talk to me about my poetry because theyre embarrassed that I write it or theyre embarrassed by what I write about which are not such extraordinarily terrifying things, but they are the state of human existence. – Peter Davison

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I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any. Nobody has to memorize poetry. – Peter Davison

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Poetry should be able to reach everybody, and it should be able to appeal to all levels of understanding. – Peter Davison

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Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers. – Peter Davison

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One cant write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who dont like poetry. – Nathalie Sarraute

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Poems: words with smooth edges. – Author Unknown

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