But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty.

  • -- Eugenio Montale 蒙塔莱

但诗人并不被认为是危险的,他们被建议进行自我审查。在大多数情况下,诗人被要求根本不写作。我利用了这种消极的自由。

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Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the language is too rich. You get drowned in it.

歌词必须有保险。这就是为什么诗人一般都是拙劣的抒情作家,因为语言太丰富了。你会被它淹没。

Pound's crazy. All poets are. They have to be. You don't put a poet like Pound in the loony bin.

英镑的疯狂。所有的诗人都是。他们必须如此。你不会把庞德这样的诗人扔进疯人院。