Sylvia Plath

Black lake， black boat， two black， cut-paper people.

Where do the black trees go that drink here？

Their shadows must cover Canada.

A little light is filtering from the water flowers.

Their leaves do not wish us to hurry：

They are round and flat and full of dark advice.

Cold worlds shake from the oar.

The spirit of blackness is in us， it is in the fishes.

A snag is lifting a valedictory， pale hand；

Stars open among the lilies.

Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens？

This is the silence of astounded souls.

【與诗说】西尔维娅·普拉斯，是继艾米莉·狄金森和伊丽莎白·毕肖普之后最重要的美国女诗人，也是美国自白派诗人的代表。20世纪80年代，西尔维娅·普拉斯的诗歌传入我国，并对国内的诗歌创作产生了重要影响。西尔维娅·普拉斯因其富有激情和创造力的重要诗篇留名于世，又因其与另一位英国诗人泰德·休斯的情感变故而自杀的戏剧化人生，成为英美文学界一个长久的话题。