{"title":"Anne Sexton","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnne Sexton (1928–1974) was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and is among the most prominent practitioners of confessional poetry. Beginning to write seriously following a psychiatric breakdown, she studied under Robert Lowell and became part of an influential circle that included Sylvia Plath. Her collection \u003cem\u003eLive or Die\u003c\/em\u003e (Houghton Mifflin, 1966) won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Other major works include \u003cem\u003eTo Bedlam and Part Way Back\u003c\/em\u003e (1960) and \u003cem\u003eTransformations\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), a reimagining of Grimm fairy tales. Her poetry confronts mental illness, the female body, and religious doubt with unsparing directness. She received a fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"complete-poems-anne-sexton","title":"Complete Poems: Anne Sexton","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Complete Poems: Anne Sexton\u003c\/em\u003e comprises the poet's ten volumes of verse, including the Pulitzer Prize-winner \u003cem\u003eLive or Die, \u003c\/em\u003e as well as seven poems from her last years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the joy and anguish of her own experience, Sexton fashioned poems that told truths about the inner lives of men and women. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Women poets in particular owe a debt to Anne Sexton, who broke new ground, shattered taboos, and endured a barrage of attacks along the way because of the flamboyance of her subject matter...Sexton has earned her place in the canon.\"--from the Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin","brand":"Anne Sexton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43793366319146,"sku":"9780395957769","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/complete-poems-anne-sexton-9057834.jpg?v=1762149651"},{"product_id":"transformations","title":"Transformations","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton, this collection of poem-stories is a strange, wondrous retelling of Grimms' fairy tales. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding \"Snow White,\" \"Rumpelstilskin,\" \"Rapunzel,\" \"The Twelve Dancing Princesses,\" \"The Frog Prince,\" and \"Red Riding Hood,\" these are as wholly personal as Sexton's most intimate poetry. Her raw honesty and wit in the face of psychological pain have touched thousands of readers.","brand":"Anne Sexton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43793366417450,"sku":"9780618083435","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/transformations-3346108.jpg?v=1762149651"},{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-anne-sexton","title":"Selected Poems of Anne Sexton","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThis selection, which is drawn from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton's ten published volumes of poems as well as from representative early and last work, is an ideal introduction to a great American master. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANNE SEXTON (1928-1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. A celebrated poet of mid- twentieth century America, Sexton's impressive body of work continues to be widely read and debated by literary scholars and cultural critics alike. Her poetry explored the many paradoxes within human behavior and motivation.","brand":"Anne Sexton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43806604132394,"sku":"9780618057047","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/selected-poems-of-anne-sexton-6452812.jpg?v=1762480879"},{"product_id":"love-poems-3","title":"Love Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five poems celebrating the sensual frontiers of Sexton's time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Sexton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43806604197930,"sku":"9780395957776","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/love-poems-1727386.jpg?v=1762480879"}],"url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/collections\/anne-sexton.oembed","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}