华莱士·史蒂文斯是美国20世纪最重要的著名诗人之一,他被称为“诗人中的诗人”和纯粹的诗人。他在早期阶段就创作了两首以茶为题的诗歌:《茶》(1915)和《在红宫品茶》(1921)。而且,它们均被收录在1923年诗人出版的第一本诗集《簧风琴》中,《在红宫品茶》位于诗集的中心位置,而《茶》一诗则是倒数第二首。这样的精心布置反映出诗人对茶的情感及茶诗的重要性。本文聚焦诗人的创作背景和两首茶请,阐释请人探索现实与想象时所表现对茶的理解及创作的主题思想。 Wallace Stevens is one of the most important and famous poets of the 20th century in the United States. He is called “the poet in the poet” and a pure poet. He wrote two tea-themed poems at an early stage: Tea (1915) and Tea at the Red Palace (1921). Moreover, they are all included in the first edition of the “Reed Organ,” which was published by the poet in 1923, with “Tea in the Red Palace” located at the center of the collection of poems, while “Tea” is the poorest second. This elaborate arrangement reflects the poet’s feelings about tea and the importance of tea poetry. This article focuses on the poet’s creative background and two tea requests, explaining the theme of understanding and creating tea when people ask for reality and imagination.