People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable.

  • -- Rita Dove 丽塔·达夫

来自全国各地的人们写信给我,问我,有时甚至告诉我,他们认为桂冠诗人应该做什么。我发现这非常有价值。

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Are you really going to see Lewis? One of the few people it's worth getting excited over, I think. I know he is a good poet. I daresay he never heard of me, but I wish you would tell him that his work is the joy of my life.

你真的要去见路易斯吗?我想这是少数几个值得为之兴奋的人之一。我知道他是个好诗人。我敢说他从未听说过我,但我希望你能告诉他,他的工作是我一生的乐趣。

Sometimes, when you're mad, you have the right to be mad, but you don't have the right to be cruel.

有时候,当你生气的时候,你有权利生气,但是你没有权利残忍。

Sometimes people offer you plays, they offer you parts, but they only offer it because I'm famous.

有时候人们给你剧本,给你角色,但他们只是因为我出名才给你。

Over the years with movies, I've given directors notes.

多年来,我给导演们做过笔记。