Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928, Newton, Massachusetts – October 4, 1974, Weston, Massachusetts) was an American poet, known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967. Themes of her poetry include her suicidal tendencies, long battle against depression and various intimate details from her private life, including her relationships with her husband and children.
Read more about Anne Sexton: Early Life and Family, Poetry, Death, Content and Themes of Work, Subsequent Controversy
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“Where and to whom
you are married I can only guess
in my piecemeal fashion. I grow old on my bitterness.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“My sleeping pill is white.
It is a splendid pearl;
it floats me out of myself,
my stung skin as alien
as a loose bolt of cloth.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“little snails at the back
of the knee building bon-
fires ...”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Your legs that bounce me up and down,
your dear nylon-covered legs,
are the horses I will ride
into eternity.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Even so, I must admire your skill.
You are so gracefully insane.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)