Peter Davison
Peter Davison
Peter Davison is an English actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small, and as the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, which he played from 1981 to 1984. Also, he played David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites. Since 2011 he has played Henry Sharpe in Law & Order: UK...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth13 April 1951
CityLondon, England
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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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The reason one writes poems is so that your poem will be remembered.
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Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers.
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There are some poets, and some of the good ones, who really act as careerists and go out and make a career, make sure they're well regarded.
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However, in 1950 there might have been 150 books of poetry published in a year. In 1997, there are probably about 1,500.
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The trouble with the performance poets is that they don't seem to have read anything. So there is not a real sense of the poetic tradition in their work.
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And I watch my friends, most of whom are in academic life because most poets have to be in academic life, there aren't so many other ways to survive.
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And one of the odd things about it is that poetry is now fleeing from the academies to another institution, which is the performance poetry.