Quote by Robert Fitzgerald
There must of course be a relationship between translating and making poems of your own, but what it is I just don't know.
Summary
This quote highlights the author's uncertainty about the connection between translating and creating original poems. While acknowledging the existence of a relationship, the author expresses their lack of understanding about its nature. It suggests that while translating works in another language can potentially influence one's own poetry, the specific way in which the two processes intersect remains a mystery to the author.