你最害怕寫的東西,恰恰是你應(yīng)該寫的。
I don’t think poetry is based just on poetry; it is based on a thoroughly lived life.
我認(rèn)為詩歌不僅僅基于詩歌本身,而是基于徹底經(jīng)歷的生活。
The poem is an act of the mind, not a transcription of the world.
Writing is a way of being happy.
寫作是一種快樂的方式。
The poet is someone who pays attention to the world.
詩人是關(guān)注世界的人。
The poem is not a dialogue. The poem is a monologue delivered in the presence of a witness.
詩歌不是對話,詩歌是在見證者面前進(jìn)行的獨(dú)白。
I’ve always been attracted to the idea of a voice that is absolutely authoritative and yet absolutely humble.
我一直被一種聲音所吸引,它既絕對權(quán)威,又絕對謙卑。
We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory.
The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last.
Poetry is the medium through which we confront our own solitude.
詩歌是我們面對孤獨(dú)的媒介。
What's left out is as important as what's included.
被省略的東西和包含的東西一樣重要。
The lyric poem exists to correct the excesses of the narrative.
抒情詩的存在是為了糾正敘事的過度。