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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“Maybe Rose, there is always another story,
better unsaid, grim or flat or predatory.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“The witch turned as red
as the Jap flag.
Her blood began to boil up
like Coca-Cola.
Her eyes began to melt.
She was done for.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Father,
you died once,
salted down at fifty-nine,
packed down like a big snow angel,
wasn’t that enough?”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Those are the people that sing
when they aren’t quite
sure.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)