I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any. Nobody has to memorize poetry.

I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any. Nobody has to memorize poetry.

我认为诗歌已经失去了很多力量，因为没有人知道。没有人需要背诵诗歌。

-- Peter Davison 彼得·戴维森