Anne Sexton

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 of the top hat,
    Mr. God,
    you of the Cross made of lamb bones,
    you of the camps, sacking the rejoice out of Germany,
    I tell you this . . .
    it will not do.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    As for me, I am a watercolor.
    I wash off.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    It was as if a morning-glory
    had bloomed in her throat
    and all that blue
    and small pollen
    ate into my heart
    violent and religious.
    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)

    And now I must dream the forest whole
    and your sweet hands, not once as frozen
    as those stopped trees, nor ruled, nor pale,
    nor leaving mine.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)