Horváth Anikó
Feher Gyuru Kozhasznu Egyesulet, Budapest, Hungary, E-mail:
Psychiatr Hung. 2021;36(3):353-369.
Anne Sexton began writing poetry during psychiatric treatment following a severe episode of depression, on the advice of her psychiatrist, and went on to become one of the most celebrated among the so-called confessional poets. Her oeuvre offers insight into the emotional struggles of a middle-class woman living in 1950s and 1960s Ame - rica, with poems exploring previously scandalous themes such as female sexuality, domestic violence and mental ill - ness. The latter is the focus of this paper. Anne Sexton suffered from mental problems, more specifically bipolar disorder, which was accompanied by addiction to alcohol and various medicines. She was unable to come to terms with the trauma she may have suffered in childhood, and she herself abused her children later on. Her inner struggles are reflected in her poetry, which she began to write as a therapeutic acticity. Her poems give us a glimpse into the more intimate struggles of her being, which she was unable to resolve in this way - and so she ended her life.
安妮·塞克斯顿在经历了一次严重的抑郁发作后，遵照精神科医生的建议，在接受精神治疗期间开始写诗，并进而成为所谓自白派诗人中最著名的诗人之一。她的作品让我们得以洞察一位生活在20世纪50年代和60年代美国的中产阶级女性的情感挣扎，她的诗歌探讨了诸如女性性行为、家庭暴力和精神疾病等此前备受争议的主题。后者是本文的重点。安妮·塞克斯顿患有精神问题，更确切地说是双相情感障碍，同时还酗酒并对多种药物上瘾。她无法接受自己童年可能遭受的创伤，后来她自己也虐待孩子。她内心的挣扎反映在她的诗歌中，她开始写诗是作为一种治疗活动。她的诗歌让我们得以一窥她内心更为私密的挣扎，而她无法以这种方式解决这些挣扎——于是她结束了自己的生命。
