Abstract: Anne Sextons fourth published volume of poetry, “Love Poems”, was one of her most popular and widelyaccepted collections. Through it, the poetess expresses her love philosophy which is so unusual that its barely observed in any other love poems. Poetic imagery is an important carrier of the poetess different spatial cognition and perception. A study of spatial imagery in this volume is an attempt to analyze how they help present the poetess extraordinary love philosophy, and meanwhile stimulate readers vivid and rich imagination to appreciate this fascinating volume.

Key words: Anne Sexton, “Love Poems”, love philosophy, spatial imagery

摘要： 《爱情诗》是美国诗人塞克斯顿的第四部诗集，也是其最受欢迎的作品之一。诗人笔下的爱情极端激烈，或撞击自我灵魂使之浴血重生，或撕心裂肺使其坠入深渊；诗行中空间意象丰富流露、俯拾皆是。本文结合文本解析“盒子”“小屋”“身体”等意象，从诗人及读者两个心理层面探讨意象的空间感如何帮助诗人建构和书写爱情观，以及帮助读者拓展想象空间，从而更深刻地领悟作品内涵。

关键词: 塞克斯顿, 《爱情诗》, 爱情观, 空间意象