Being a poet is one of the unhealthier jobs—no regular hours, so many temptations!
—Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, Poet, Elizabeth Bishop
诗人是最不健康的职业之一——工作时间不固定,且诱惑太多!
——《空中词语:伊丽莎白·毕肖普与罗伯特·洛威尔通信全集》伊丽莎白·毕肖普,诗人
毕肖普的诗集名:《地图》《北方和南方》《地理学》
陆地躺在水中;影影绰绰的绿。
地形学不会偏袒;北方和西方一样近。
自去年夏天,这些岛屿就不曾移动,在这海湾的蓝色边界,它们是自由的。
I don't really know what I'm here, because I don’t really believe you can teach anyone to write poetry. What I can do is to train the poet’s eye.
我确实不知道自己为何站在此地,因为我不相信写诗是可以教得会的。我能做的就是训练你们拥有一双诗人的慧眼。