There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory. – Peter Davison
But for me, being an editor Ive been an editor of all kinds of books being an editor of poetry has been the way in which I could give a crucial part of my time to what I love most. – Peter Davison
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
Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers. – Peter Davison
And I know Im supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books… and books in general? Novels and poetry, they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But, after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies, I cant quite muster the guilt anymore. – Julianna Baggott