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Peter Davison

They need to learn poetry. They don't need to learn about poetry. They don't need to be told how to interpret poetry. They don't need to be told how to understand poetry. They need to learn it.

Peter Davison

Poetry

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Peter Davison is emphasizing that people should actively engage with poetry by reading and experiencing it directly, rather than just studying its theory or analysis. He believes true understanding comes from personal interaction with the poems themselves, not from being taught how to interpret them.

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