Abstract

The core notion of Kelly’s self-characterization procedure, although rarely commented on by subsequent writers, is that of a “protected spot” wherein the client can write about themselves freely. In this article, I shall explore self-characterization, not just by the “client”, but for the “client” – the person informing himself or herself through the self-characterization procedure. Here, I consider the use of poetry as the means by which a grieving person construes grief and its relationship to the self. Poetry is a means of self-characterization that provides concrete evidence of the role of the “protected spot”. Examples are drawn from informal private “journal” poems and their subsequent transformation into formal public verse.

摘要

凯利的自我描述程序的核心概念，虽然很少被后来的作者评论，但它是一个“受保护的地方”，客户可以在其中自由地写下他们自己。在本文中，我将探讨自我表征，不仅是“客户”，而是“客户”——通过自我表征程序告知自己的人。在这里，我认为使用诗歌作为悲伤的人解释悲伤及其与自我的关系的手段。诗歌是一种自我表征的手段，它为“受保护的地方”的作用提供了具体的证据。示例取自非正式的私人“日记”诗歌以及随后转化为正式的公共诗歌。