2022-03-20 March Equinox 
【The Man with the Blue Guitar·V (1937)】 Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) Do not speak to us of the greatness of poetry, Of the torches wisping in the underground,
Of the structure of vaults upon a point of light. There are no shadows in our sun,
Day is desire and night is sleep. There are no shadows anywhere.
The earth, for us, is flat and bare. There are no shadows. Poetry
Exceeding music must take the place Of empty heaven and its hymns,
Ourselves in poetry must take their place, Even in the chattering of your guitar. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《弹蓝色吉他的人》之五(1937年)】 华莱士·史蒂文斯“异乡人·花环”(1879生—1955卒) 【红霞译】 别跟我们谈论诗词恢弘， 或地面下火把扭动，
或焰头上拱券穹顶。 阳光里我们没有投影，
白天期待，夜晚沉睡。 到处不见踪迹。
大地，于我们，平坦而敞露。 毫无虚幻的东西。 诗词
超越音乐定要取代 净土天堂及其赞美颂歌，
我们自己必须把握诗词意境， 乃至你的吉他琴声。 【注】春季头一天，我在纽瓦克“新方舟”的宾夕法尼亚“山林”车站送别回家度春假的大一生，看着他的背影消失在人群中，然后转身走进市中心，独自去拜访那些被列入《国家史迹名录》的角落。乔治·华盛顿“农夫·睿智农家”公园是纽瓦克最古老的公共空间之一，1795年就已得名，不大，却像一块磁石，把这座城市最重要的文化机构拢在身边——西侧是新州表演艺术中心，东侧是纽瓦克艺术博物馆，北边是纽瓦克公共图书馆的主馆，1901年的学院艺术风格建筑，门口石狮子日夜守着。公园周边，历史悠久的褐砂石排楼沿着詹姆斯公共历史街区一栋挨一栋，像19世纪留下的仪仗队；新泽西“草”理工学院、罗格斯“著名长矛手”商学院、亚马逊“骁勇女战士”创新中心、风险投资公司则串起了这座城市的未来。学生们抱着书匆匆走过，咖啡馆里创业者在激烈讨论，艺术家在工作室挥洒灵感——华盛顿公园就这样成了社区的“家”。 我在公园转了一会儿，看人遛狗、读报，孩子在喷泉边嬉戏，老人在长椅上晒太阳。200多年来这座公园一直在看着，默默地。2020年，市长巴拉卡“神赐”(Baraka)宣布将公园重新命名，以纪念废奴主义者哈丽雅特·塔布曼“家主·制桶匠”(Harriet Tubman)，她将取代哥伦布“鸽子”被安放在公园里。支持、反对、沉默——各种声音像石子投入湖面。从华盛顿到塔布曼，从殖民时代到废奴运动，这座公园的变迁浓缩了整部美国历史。 我坐在长椅上，看阳光穿过树冠，在石板地上晃动。200多年前，华盛顿还活着的时候，有人坐在这里看过同一棵树的光影。而再过几十年，又有人会坐在这里，看着塔布曼的雕像，想象着今天的一切。名字是会被改的，雕像是会被换的，可那些坐在长椅上的人——他们的孤独、等待、歇脚、张望——从来都没有变过。公园不是靠历史活着的，是靠那些坐下来的片刻，是靠一代代人把同一个位置坐热了，再让给下一个陌生人。我起身离开时，身后那座公园静静地躺在市中心，像一本摊开、被许多人读过的书，正等着下一个走进来的人，翻开新的一页。 Today in History(历史上的今天): 2014: Survival on Island & Surprising Adventure(孤岛漂流记) 2009: 与孩子一同成长(Growth with Son)  Godspeed Spring Break on March Equinox
(春分日大一生告别春假 03-20-2022) 
Washington Park Train Station w/ Indian and the Puritan behind (华盛顿车站与背后的雕像《印第安人和清教徒》) 
Light Rail Track under Washington Park Station Platform (华盛顿站台与轻轨)  Originally known as the North Common or the Upper Green, Washington Park sits between Washington and Broad Streets, bordered by the Newark Museum of Art and Newark Public Library, and just a short walk to Halsey Street shopping and dining. The surrounding neighborhood is not only home to cultural institutions such as NJPAC, but also centers of education and innovation, including North Star Academy, Rutgers-Newark Business School, Audible’s Innovation Cathedral, and Newark Venture Partners. From the historic brownstones along James Street to the modern amenity-filled Walker House and Kislak Building, the opportunities to call our Washington Park neighborhood ‘home’ continue to grow. In 2020, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said the city would rename Washington Park to honor Harriet Tubman and commission a statue of the abolitionist to replace the now-removed Christopher Columbus statue.
(1795年—2022年名叫华盛顿公园；2022以后改称“哈丽特·塔布曼公园”)  Harriet Tubman Square, Former Washington Park
(哈里特·塔布曼广场——旧称华盛顿公园 03-20-2022)  Statue of George Washington (雕塑《乔治·华盛顿》)
 Only the pedestal of the Christopher Columbus statue remained on Friday, June 26, 2020, after city crews removed it overnight.
(2020年6月26日星期五，在城管人员通宵拆除《克里斯托弗·哥伦布》之后，目前仅剩下雕像基座)
 Pedestal of the Christopher Columbus Statue
(《克里斯托弗·哥伦布》雕像底座 03-20-2022) 
Monumental Bust of Dr. Abraham Coles (半身巨像《亚伯拉罕·科尔斯“高贵父亲·黝黑”医生》)  Statue of Luis Muñoz Rivera, a Puerto Rican Poet & Politician
(波多黎各“富港”文人与政治家《路易斯·穆尼奥斯·里维拉“名将·山之子·河岸”》) 
Statue of Gral José Gervasio Artigas, the father of Uruguayan Independence (《何塞·赫瓦西奥·阿蒂加斯“神赐·长矛猎人·山”将军》·乌拉圭“鸟尾巴”独立之父)  Disabled American Veterans & St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral
(美国残疾退伍军人大厦与贵族圣徒天主教堂 03-20-2022)  1666-1959 Washington Park Map
(1666—1959年华盛顿公园示意图)  Washington Park Plaque (华盛顿公园标牌)
American Insurance Co, a Neo-classical Tower Built in 1930 & now Samuel Irving Newhouse Ctr for Rutgers Law & Justice (美国保险公司·1930年建的新古典主义大厦；现为名矛大学塞缪尔·欧文·纽豪斯“神闻·绿河·新屋”法律与司法中心) 
Audible Innovation Cathedral, Home to Newark's Second Presbyterian Church Built in 1933 (亚马逊“有声”创新大教堂·1933年造的纽瓦克第二长老会)  Audible Innovation Cathedral, Amazon's subsidiary turned a historic church into an "Innovation Cathedral" workspace but preserved its stained glass, pipe organ, and bowling alley
(“有声”创新大教堂·除了保留原有彩色玻璃、管风琴和保龄球馆外，亚马逊子公司已将这座历史悠久的教堂改造成“创新大教堂”工作室) 
North Reformed Church to Love the Lord Our God w/ All Our Heart, Soul Mind and Strength in the Gothic Style w/o Use of Ore, Iron, or Steel (北归正教会·全心全意爱主耶稣，哥特式风格，没用矿石或钢铁材料 03-20-2022)  North Reformed Church w/ Love, Peace, Discipleship, Fellowship, & Worship
(北归正教会·仁爱、和平、服侍、团契和敬拜) 
North Reformed Church w/ the Original Works in 1857 (北归正教会·1857年原始建材)  Plaque of North Reformed Church (北归正教会·徽牌)
 Sanctuary of North Reformed Church (北归正教会·圣殿)
Intl Discount Telecom w/ Ronald Reagan's Slogan "America is too great for small dreams" (国际折扣电信——以罗纳德·里根“强大的顾问·小统治者”的名言“美国激荡小小梦想”为标志) 
Atlantic Street Station (大西洋街轻轨站)  Postcard from the Past on the Ground of Atlantic Street Station
(大西洋街轻轨站·地面上“昔日明信片”)  #1 Stop @ Planet Fitness
(星球健身房·内急站 03-20-2022)  Broad St. @ Fulton St (宽街与富尔顿“鸟城”路交道口)
 First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church, an Intl Multi-Ethnic Church
(第一磐石浸信会·国际多民族教堂)  Rich Paneling, 200 Doors, 173 Windows, a Dome 80-ft/24-m above the Main Auditorium @ First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church w/ a Byzantine Granite Structure Inspired by the Baths of Pisa in Italy
(第一磐石浸信会·富丽堂皇的饰板、200扇门、173个窗户、主厅上80英尺/24米高的穹顶，启蒙于意大利比萨浴场的拜占庭花岗岩建筑风格) 
Little Theater, an Adult Theatre Closed in 2018 (小剧院——2018年关张的成人影院) 
St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral, Gothic Revival Constructed in 1846 (圣帕特里克“高贵”代理大教堂·建于1846年的哥特复兴式建筑)  St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral Served as the Seat of Its Prelate Bishop from 1853 until the Completion of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
(圣帕特里克代理大教堂·从1853年起为高级主教所在地，直到圣心大教堂竣工) 
John Ballantine House, the Founder's Son of the Ballantine Beer Brewery in the Late Victorian Style Built in 1885 (约翰·巴兰坦“神慈·院长的农场”故居——建于1885年维多利亚“胜利女王”后期建筑风格的礼拜地啤酒厂主之子家宅) 
Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral in Greek Revival, Georgian, Gothic Revival (1810) (三一圣菲利普“爱马仕”大教堂·采用古希腊复兴—乔治“农夫”国王时期，建于1810年的哥特复兴风格) 
Trinity & St. Philip's Cathedral Added w/ a Chancel & Sanctuary to the East End in 1857 (三一圣菲利普大教堂·1857年东边增建了圣坛与圣殿)  City Hall @ Broad St. @ Lafayette St.
(位于宽街与拉斐特“山毛榉”街的市府大楼)  Raymond Blvd @ New St. (雷蒙德“英明护卫”大道与新街)
 McCarter Hwy @ South St.
(麦卡特“车夫之子”高速与南街)  Traffic Stuck through Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery in Linden, NJ
(新泽西“草”州林登“菩提树”城·因交通拥堵而走近玫瑰谷与玫瑰山公墓) Crosslinks(相关博文): 2022: Back-to-School Day in Newark, NJ(大一·返校日于新州纽瓦克) USA(出游美国)
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