The heart of the matter seems to me to be the direct interaction between one's making a poem in English and a poem in the language that one understands and values. I don't see how you can do it otherwise.
“I will be a role model for cancer patients for the rest of my life. But you know what? When I was getting chemo, those people inspired me.”
“What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch.”