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.
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“I would like to bury
all the hating eyes
under the sand somewhere....”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“I’d rather
as the first star:
why am I here?
why do I live in this house?
who’s responsible?
eh?”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Though it is curious here,
unusually awkward to walk.
It is without grace.
There is no rhythm
in this country of dirt.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“How did it die?
I called it EVIL.
I said to it, your poems stink like vomit.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“It is snowing and death bugs me
as stubborn as insomnia.
The fierce bubbles of chalk,
the little white lesions
settle on the street outside.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)