Brodsky said (as paraphrased by Lee): “ Poetry shouldn ’ t be out of reach. It isn ’ t hallowed and abstruse like the Bible. It ’ s like an ordinary glass of water, as unremarkable as a drink of wine or a pot of flowers. Poetry is intimately connected to life. ”
布洛斯基提出：「詩不該是高不可攀的作品，它不是如聖經那樣艱澀神聖，而是像日常生活中的一杯水，一杯酒或一盆花一般簡單，詩和生活息息相關。」