The trouble with the performance poets is that they don't seem to have read anything. So there is not a real sense of the poetic tradition in their work.

  • -- Peter Davison 彼得·戴维森

表演诗人的问题在于他们似乎没有读过任何东西。所以他们的作品中没有真正意义上的诗歌传统。

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The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet is hearing something that he is broadcasting. And whether there is anybody with a receiver isn't the reason he does it. He hopes there is somebody receiving it.

诗人和观众之间的关系实在是微不足道。重要的是诗人听到了他正在传播的东西。他这么做的原因不是是否有人带着听筒。他希望有人收到它。

One of Wordsworth's Lake District neighbours remarked, upon hearing of the poet's death "I suppose his son will carry on the business."

华兹华斯在湖区的一位邻居听说这位诗人去世后说:“我想他的儿子会继承他的事业。”