I see the shape of the poem before I start writing, and the writing is just the process of arriving at the shape.

I see the shape of the poem before I start writing, and the writing is just the process of arriving at the shape.

在我开始写作之前，我就看到了诗歌的形状，而写作只是达到这种形状的过程。

-- Carol Ann Duffy 卡罗尔·安·达菲