Writing poetry is the hard manual labor of the imagination.

  • -- Ishmael Reed 里德

写诗是想象力的艰苦劳动。

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Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.

一个作家对小说艺术或工艺的了解,只会使他对写作的需要或欲望减少一点点。最后他知道了所有的诀窍,却无话可说。

For me concrete poetry was a particular way of using language which came out of a particular feeling, and I don't have control over whether this feeling is in me or not.

对我来说,具体的诗歌是一种特殊的使用语言的方式,产生于一种特殊的感觉,我无法控制这种感觉是否存在于我的内心。

Like a sculptor, if necessary, carve a friend out of stone. Realize that your inner sight is blind and try to see a treasure in everyone.

像雕刻家一样,如果有必要, 用石头雕出朋友。 意识到你的内心是盲目的 试着在每个人身上看到财富。

I am writing neither for prestige nor wealth. I am writing purely out of enjoyment and the desire to tell a story.

我写作不是为了名望,也不是为了财富。我写作纯粹是为了享受和讲故事的欲望。

It's hard to tell your mind to stop loving someone when your heart still does.

当你的心还在爱一个人的时候,你很难告诉自己停止爱他。

It's hard to watch something you've done many years ago.

很难看到你多年前做过的事情。