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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    Your business is watching my words. But I
    admit nothing.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    I close my eyes and suck you in like a fire.
    I grow. I grow. I’m fattening out.
    I’m a kid in a rowboat and you’re the sea,
    the salt, you’re every fish of importance.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    we laughed
    the laugh of the well-to-do.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    My demon,
    too often undressed,
    too often a crucifix I bring forth,
    too often a dead daisy I give water to
    too often the child I give birth to
    and then abort....
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    My breast waited
    shy as a clam
    until you came,
    Mr. Firecracker,
    Mr. Panzer-man.
    You with your pogo stick ...
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)