The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think.

  • -- June Jordan 朱恩·乔丹

诗歌的第一个功能是讲真话,学习如何做到这一点,找出你的真实感受和真实想法。

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So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders.

因此,诗歌成为人们之间进行有益对话的一种方式,这些人不仅不为人知,而且彼此沉默。它在人民之间产生了一种对话,保护我们所有人不受所谓领导人的操纵。

Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going to die, an expression of intensity is justified.

诗歌是强烈的语言。因为我们即将死去,所以强度的表达是合理的。