"The poet's job is to pay attention, then to pay attention to what they've paid attention to."

诗人的工作是注意，然后注意他们所注意到的东西。

"Poetry is what gets lost in translation - and also what survives."

诗歌是在翻译中丢失的东西 - 也是幸存下来的东西。

"A good line of poetry should surprise you twice: when you write it and when you read it."

一行好诗应该让你惊讶两次：当你写下它时和当你读到它时。

"The silence around words is as important as the words themselves."

文字周围的沉默与文字本身同样重要。

"Language is the house we live in, and poetry is the window."

语言是我们居住的房子，而诗歌是窗户。

"Every poem is a love poem, even when it's about loss."

每首诗都是一首情诗，即使它是关于失去的。

"Writing is a way of thinking, not just a record of thought."

写作是一种思考方式，而不仅仅是思想的记录。

"The best poems are the ones that leave room for the reader to enter."

最好的诗歌是那些为读者留有进入空间的作品。

"A poem is a small machine made out of words."

诗歌是由文字组成的小机器。

"Poetry is the art of making the invisible visible."

诗歌是使无形变为有形的艺术。