After one has abandoned a belief in God, poetry is the essence which takes its place as life's redemption.

After one has abandoned a belief in God, poetry is the essence which takes its place as life's redemption.

当一个人放弃了对上帝的信仰之后，诗歌就成为了一种本质，它取代了生命的救赎。

-- Wallace Stevens 华莱士·史蒂文斯