路易絲·格呂克
詩歌藝術的革新者
The poet’s voice is the voice of the outsider looking in.
詩人的聲音是局外人向內(nèi)看的聲音。
The poem is a way of seeing in the dark.
詩歌是一種在黑暗中看見的方式。
The poet is a witness, not a judge.
詩人是見證者，而非審判者。
The poem is a mirror that reflects the soul.
詩歌是一面映照靈魂的鏡子。
The poem is a way of holding on to what otherwise would be lost.
詩歌是一種留住本會消逝之物的方式。
The poet’s task is to make the silence speak.
詩人的任務是讓沉默發(fā)聲。
詩歌是一個可以說出不可言說之事的地方。
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
真相并不總是美麗的，美麗的言辭也不一定是真相。
The poet’s job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name.
詩人的職責是將那些我們共有的、如此深刻、如此重要卻又難以名狀的情感訴諸文字。
The poem is a canvas upon which the mind can paint.
詩歌是一塊畫布，心靈可以在上面作畫。
The thing you’re most afraid to write, that’s what you should write.
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