When she was in school, she loved to study poetry, which has influenced her song-writing.

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Modern poetry, as we study it in this class and, I think, as you see it in this anthology, is an international phenomenon.

我们课上学习的现代诗歌，你们在诗集中可以看到，我认为是一个国际现象。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选