"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。