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Anne Sexton was an American poet who lived from 1928 to 1974 and made significant contributions to 20th-century literature. Her poetic work helped shape the literary landscape of her era.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 1974
- Works
- 77
Top works
- Poesía portátil en femenino
- שיעורים ברעב
- Poems By Thomas Kinsella, Douglas Livingstone, Anne Sexton
- Mi Boca Florece Como un Corte / My Voice Flourishes Like a Blade
- Mercies
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 1974
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- 3,625
- Total plays
- 30,201
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Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928, Newton, Massachusetts – October 4, 1974, Weston, Massachusetts), born Anne Gray Harvey, was an American poet and writer. On October 4, 1974 Sexton was having lunch with Maxine Kumin to review her most recent book, The Aweful Rowing Toward God. Then without a note or any warning to anyone she went in to her garage, started the ignition of her car, and died of carbon monoxide poisoning. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Anne+Sexton">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Quotes
- “We are all writing God's poem.”
- “Even so, I must admire your skill.You are so gracefully insane.”
- “Love your self's self where it lives.There is no special God to refer to; or if there is,why did I let you growin another place. You did not know my voicewhen I came back to call. All the superlativesof tomorrow's white tree and mistletoewill not help you know the holidays you had to miss.”
- “I rot on the wall, my ownDorian Gray.”
- “I imitatea memory of beliefthat I do not own.”
- “I have ridden in your cart, driver,waved my nude arms at villages going by,learning the last bright routes, survivorwhere your flames still bite my thighand my ribs crack where your wheels wind.A woman like that is not ashamed to die.I have been her kind.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Anne Gray Harvey , ( 1928-11-09 ) November 9, 1928, Newton, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- October 4, 1974 (1974-10-04) (aged 45), Weston, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Occupation
- Poet
- Education
- Boston University
- Literary movement
- Confessional poetry
- Spouse
- Alfred Sexton (1948–1973)
- Children
- 2, including Linda Gray Sexton
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.anne-sexton.net
- Image
- Anne Sexton, Boston University.jpg
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- Anne Sexton
- date of birth
- 1928-11-09
- date of death
- 1974-10-04
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Anne Sexton (born Anne Gray Harvey; November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book Live or Die. Her poetry details her long battle with bipolar disorder, suicidal tendencies, and intimate details from her private life, including relationships with her husband and children, whom one daughter later alleged she had physically and sexually abused. Sexton’s work continues to be widely read and studied for its emotional intensity and innovative style.
Early life and family