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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The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity.

诗人的想象力支配现实的程度,说到底,正是衡量他的重要性和尊严的准确尺度。

Living at that pitch, on that edge, is something which many poets engage in to some extent.

生活在那样的音高,那样的边缘,在某种程度上是很多诗人都在从事的事情。