Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974
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Name (Hebrew)
סקסטון, אן, 1928-1974
Name (Latin)
Sexton, Anne, 1928-1974
Name (Arabic)
سكستون، آن، 1928-1974
Date of birth
1928
Date of death
1974
Place of birth
Newton (Mass.)
Place of death
Weston (Mass. : Town)
Field of activity
Poetry
Prose
Occupation
Authors
Poets
Gender
female
Fuller form of name
Anne Gray Harvey
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MARC
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Anne Sexton, Boston University
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File:AnneSextonGrave.jpg
Midnightdreary, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Anne Sexton, Boston University.jpg
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File:Anne Sexton by Elsa Dorfman.jpg
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Wikipedia description:
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 she physically and sexually assaulted.
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