If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'

  • -- A. R. Ammons 安蒙斯

如果我们问一个模糊的问题,比如,“什么是诗歌?”我们希望得到一个模糊的答案,比如,“诗歌是文字的音乐”,或者“诗歌是对无序的语言纠正”。

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I'd always loved poetry and I'd always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn't thought of putting the two together until around that time.

我一直都喜欢诗歌,我一直都喜欢写音乐和作曲,但直到那个时候我才想到把这两者结合起来。

I write the vocals last, because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it.

我是最后一个写声乐的,因为我想先创造音乐,把音乐推向必须与之竞争的水平。

A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.

诗歌记录的情感和情绪超出了正常的语言,只能拼凑在一起,隐喻性地暗示。

It seems to me that more and more we've come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change.

在我看来,我们对彼此的期望越来越低,我认为这种情况应该改变。

Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well.

从不着急。多做运动。总是快乐的。保证充足的睡眠。你可能希望会好起来。

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

画是看得见而不摸得着的诗,诗是摸得着而不摸得着的画。

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.

在所有的混乱中都有一个宇宙,在所有的混乱中都有一个秘密的秩序。