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.
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“There is an animal inside me,
clutching fast to my heart,
a huge crab.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Have you no beginning and end? Which heart is
the real one? Which eye the seer?”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)