Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton

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Anne Sexton poems, quotes, famous poems, biography and best love and depression poems like wanting to die, barefoot, mercy street, starry night, cinderella and transformations. Anne Sexton 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. Themes of her poetry include her long battle against depression and mania, suicidal tendencies, and various intimate details from her private life, including her relationships with her husband and children.
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