There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.

  • -- Eugenio Montale 蒙塔莱

甚至在散文中也有诗歌,在所有伟大的散文中,不仅仅是功利主义的或说教的,也有诗人用散文写作,或至少用或多或少明显的散文;数以百万计的诗人写的诗与诗歌无关。

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As the son of a feminist mother, I grew up with the idea that work was a sort of salvation for women as it would give them freedom from the domestic grind. Now it seems work is a form of slavery, undertaken out of apparent compulsion rather than choice.

作为一个女权主义者母亲的儿子,我从小就有这样的想法:工作对女性来说是一种救赎,因为它能让她们从家务中解放出来。现在看来,工作是奴役的一种形式,是出于明显的强迫而不是选择。

The very best moment of writing 'Swamplandia!' was when I figured out what the ending should be. And even though I changed the prose of it, that realization was an ice cube melting in my chest.

写“沼泽地!”当我知道结局应该是什么时候。尽管我改变了文章的风格,但那种感觉就像一块冰块在我的胸膛里融化。

Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum.

成年期是童年和老年之间不断缩小的时期。现代工业社会的明显目标是把这段时期减少到最低限度。

Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too.

正如在小说中一样,幽默在诗歌中也是一条优美的线。我只是觉得它更难写。也很难保持读者的尊重。

My old teacher's definition of poetry is an attempt to understand.

我的老老师对诗歌的定义是一种理解的尝试。

Many of today's verses are prose and bad prose.

今天的许多诗歌都是散文和拙劣的散文。