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

Famous quotes by anne sexton:

    The women cry,
    Come, my fox,
    heal me.
    I am chalk white
    with middle age
    so wear me threadbare....
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    Oh mother,
    her in your lap,
    as good as a bowlful of clouds,
    I your greedy child
    am given your breast,
    the sea wrapped in skin.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    There is joy
    in all:
    in the hair I brush each morning,
    in the Cannon towel, newly washed,
    that I rub my body with each morning....
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    I want to kiss God on His nose and watch Him sneeze
    and so do you.
    Not out of disrespect.
    Out of pique.
    Out of a man-to-man thing.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

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