“我写诗是为了保存我所看到、想到和感到的事物(如果我这样可以表明某种混合和复杂的经验),既为我自己,也为别人,不过我认为我的主要责任是对经验本身,我努力让它避免被遗忘。为什么要这么做,我也不知道,但我认为保存的冲动是一切艺术的根本。”[1]1955年,在回应德·约·恩赖特的约稿中,拉金对自己的诗歌观点做出了解释。“保存”是这段话的关键词,因为它清晰地为拉金及其诗歌所要负的责任做出了界定。首先,“保存”意味 “I write poems to preserve what I have seen, thought about, and felt (if I can show some kind of mixed and complex experience), both for myself and for others, but I think my primary responsibility is I tried hard to keep it from being forgotten about the experience itself, and I do not know why I did it, but I think the urge to save is the foundation of all art. ”[1] In 1955, In the special covenant, Larkin made an explanation of his poetry point of view. “Save ” is the key word for this passage because it clearly defines the responsibilities that Larkin and his poetry take. First of all, “save ” means