Jin's problem was that it's almost impossible to live as a poet in the United States. In an effort to give himself other options, Jin audited a writing course at nearby Boston University, and wrote both poems and fiction.
但以詩人身份在美國幾乎無法生存，為了替自己打開另一條路，哈金就近到波士頓大學寫作班旁聽，寫詩，也寫小說。