The cliche is dead poetry.

  • -- Gerald Brenan 杰拉尔德·布雷南

陈词滥调已经过时了。

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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

当权力把人引向傲慢时,诗歌提醒他自己的局限性。当权力缩小了人类关注的范围时,诗歌提醒着人类存在的丰富性和多样性。权力腐败时,诗歌净化。

That's a wonderful change that's taken place, and so most poetry today is published, if not directly by the person, certainly by the enterprise of the poet himself, working with his friends.

这是一个奇妙的变化,所以今天的大多数诗歌都是由诗人和他的朋友们一起发表的,如果不是直接由个人,当然是诗人自己的事业。

If I leave, reality will devour me. Then they will all really be dead.

如果我离开,现实将吞噬我。然后他们就真的都死了。

If I'd been a rock star, I'd probably now be dead.

如果我是一个摇滚明星,我现在可能已经死了。