海伦·凡德勒说:诗歌的力量表现在它能突破语言的界限,地域的界限和时代的界限。她说在现代诗歌里最著名的例子是 T·S·艾略特的《荒原》。诗歌可以读,可以去解,但无法翻译。这话其实跟美国诗人弗罗斯特所说“诗是翻译中失去的东西”有异曲同工之妙。接触具有这种力量的诗歌是一次精神启示式的体验。凡氏是在为《纽约书评》(2001年5月31 Helen Vandele said: The power of poetry is that it can break through the boundaries of language, geographical boundaries and the boundaries of the times. She said that the most famous example of modern poetry is TS Eliot’s “Waste Land.” Poetry can be read, can be solved, but can not be translated. In fact, the words with the American poet Frost said “poetry is lost in translation ” has the same purpose. Contact with poetry of this power is a spiritual revelation. Van is book review of The New York Book (May 31, 2001)