德斯蒙德·伊根是爱尔兰当代最杰出的诗人之一,他的诗歌作品在继承爱尔兰诗歌传统的基础上有了更重要的创新意义,主要表现在进一步开拓了诗歌的艺术表现题材,在诗歌创作中完美地融合了公众与个人的体验,在公众话题中加入了深刻的个人感受与思辨;他的诗歌作品探讨了诗歌艺术的本质,即通过诗歌———语言来接触现实的世界,其中一个核心就是对人类社会苦难的关注、对人性真善美的渴望和对人心的抚慰。 Desmond Egan is one of the most outstanding contemporary poets in Ireland. His poetry works have more important innovative significance on the basis of inheriting the tradition of Irish poetry, which is mainly manifested in further opening up the theme of artistic expression of poetry, His writing perfectly integrates the experience of the public and the individual, and adds a deep personal feeling and speculation to the public topic. His poetry works explore the essence of the art of poetry, that is, contact with the real world through poetry --- language One core is the concern for the suffering of human society, the desire for truthfulness, kindness and comfort of human nature.