Who Said What (25)

LCM: You continue to be exceptionally prolific. What inspires you?
Charles Wright: Fear. Fear that I wouldn't get anything else done. I finally found something I could do, which was writing poetry. If I did it well or not, I've never known, but I could do it. I sort of didn't do anything else once I discovered poetry. I do like words. I like the music of words. I like the music of poetry. I like the music of language.

Charles Wright是美国桂冠诗人，普利策奖得主。他在接受《国会图书馆杂志》专访时说的这番话。他说，激发他不断写诗的动力是对自己可能在其它方面一事无成的恐惧。反思自己，往往是对自己在正在做的事情上可能无所建树的恐惧让我无法专注，打着不断尝试新事物的旗号半途而废，广泛涉猎，蜻蜓点水，最后无一而精。