Anne Sexton
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. 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.
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- Born in
- Newton
- Educated at
- Boston UniversityGarland Junior College
- Awards
- 🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry🏆 Shelley Memorial Award
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1928
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Birth1974
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