"It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in ways we can’t do in prose." ― Peter Davison Topic(s): Poetry More From Peter Davison "There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory." "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." "I like poems that are little games." More In Poetry "Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry."― Anne Stevenson "Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded."― Herbert Spencer "Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one’s own understanding of how to understand the world."― Peter Davison