Selected Poems of Anne Sexton by Anne Sexton

Selected Poems of Anne Sexton

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Selected Poems of Anne Sexton by Anne Sexton

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Selected Poems of Anne Sexton

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This 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.

ANNE 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.
Book Details
Publisher:
Ecco Press
ISBN:
9780618057047
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
304
Authors:
Anne Sexton
Published Date:
2000-06-20
Language:
English
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About Anne Sexton

A prominent practitioner of confessional poetry, Anne Sexton (1928–1974) was born in Newton, Massachusetts. After a psychiatric breakdown, she studied under Robert Lowell at Boston University, in a circle that included Sylvia Plath. Live or Die (Houghton Mifflin, 1966) won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1967. Other works include To Bedlam and Part Way Back (Houghton Mifflin, 1960) and Transformations (Houghton Mifflin, 1971), a retelling of Grimm fairy tales in verse. She held a fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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