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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“You are the food,
you are the tooth, you are the husband,
light, light, sieving through the screen
whereon I bounce my big body at you
like shoes after a wedding car.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Anne,
who were you?
Merely a kid keeping alive.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Well,
one gets out of bed
and the planets don’t always hiss
or muck up the day, each day.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“When the cow gives blood
and the Christ is born
we must all eat sacrifices.
We must all eat beautiful women.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“because you lied to God outrightly—
told him that all things on earth were in order—
He turned his wrath upon you and said,
I will make you the most loathsome....”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)