The poet’s voice is the voice of the outsider looking in.
诗人的声音是局外人向内看的声音。
The poem is a way of seeing in the dark.
诗歌是一种在黑暗中看见的方式。
The poet is a witness, not a judge.
诗人是见证者，而非审判者。
The poem is a mirror that reflects the soul.
诗歌是一面映照灵魂的镜子。
The poem is a way of holding on to what otherwise would be lost.
诗歌是一种留住本会消逝之物的方式。
The poet’s task is to make the silence speak.
诗人的任务是让沉默发声。
诗歌是一个可以说出不可言说之事的地方。
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
真相并不总是美丽的，美丽的言辞也不一定是真相。
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.
诗人的职责是将那些我们共有的、如此深刻、如此重要却又难以名状的情感诉诸文字。
The poem is a canvas upon which the mind can paint.
诗歌是一块画布，心灵可以在上面作画。
The thing you’re most afraid to write, that’s what you should write.
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