"We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory."
我们只在童年时看过一次世界。其余的都是记忆。
"I am interested in the way that the poem can be a kind of mirror, reflecting the reader's own experiences and emotions."
我对诗歌可以作为一种镜子,反映读者自己的经历和情感的方式感兴趣。
"The poem is a way of making sense of the world."
诗歌是一种理解世界的方式。
"I believe in the power of the image to convey complex emotions."
"The poem is a place where the unspeakable can be spoken."
诗歌是一个可以说出不可言说之事的地方。
"I am interested in the way that the poem can be a kind of dialogue with the reader."
我对诗歌可以与读者进行某种对话的方式感兴趣。
"The poem is not a closed field, but an open one."
诗歌不是一个封闭的领域,而是一个开放的领域。
"I think that poetry is a way of thinking, a way of being in the world."
我认为诗歌是一种思考的方式,一种存在于世界的方式。
"Poetry is a very personal art."
诗歌是一种非常个人化的艺术。
"I am drawn to the lyric, the short poem, where every word has to be exact."
我被抒情诗、短诗所吸引,在那里每一个词都必须精确。