The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet is hearing something that he is broadcasting. And whether there is anybody with a receiver isn't the reason he does it. He hopes there is somebody receiving it.

  • -- Peter Davison 彼得·戴维森

诗人和观众之间的关系实在是微不足道。重要的是诗人听到了他正在传播的东西。他这么做的原因不是是否有人带着听筒。他希望有人收到它。

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I think in a way, you're doomed, once you can envision something. You're sort of doomed to make it happen. I've found that the moment I can envision leaving a relationship, that's usually the moment that the relationship starts to fall apart.

我认为在某种程度上,一旦你能想象一些事情,你就注定要失败。你注定要让它发生。我发现当我能想象离开一段关系的时候,通常就是这段关系开始破裂的时候。

I find it quite hard to sum up my relationship in a sound bite. I feel that it trivializes it for other people's pleasure. It's an adventure.

我发现很难用一句话来概括我的感情。我觉得这是为了别人的快乐而小题大做。这是一个冒险。

A true poet is one who can appreciate the disciplines and structures of any and all styles of poetry.

真正的诗人是能够欣赏任何和所有诗歌风格的学科和结构的人。

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skilfully.

荷马主要教导其他诗人巧妙地说谎的艺术。