Anne Sexton's Life
List the titles of some of Sexton's most famous poems..
Live or Die, To Bedlam & Part Way Back, Transformations
Which poets influenced Anne Sexton's work?
W.D. Snodgrass & Dr. Martin Orne
For what type of poetry is Anne Sexton most famous?
autobiographical/confessional poetry
From what illness did Anne Sexton suffer throughout much of her life?
depression & mania
Why did Anne Sexton start writing poetry?
her analyst wanted writing poetry to be "therapy" to treat her mental illness
Describe Sexton's book of poems, Transformations
it was a retelling of Grim's fairy tales marking a shift away from the confessional manner of her earlier work
Which award did she win? In what year did she win it?
pulitzer prize for poetry in 1967
What event in her life occurred on October 4, 1974?
she committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisioning
Describe Anne Sexton's early life
she had 2 older sisters, she spent most of her childhood in Boston, MA. In 1945, she enrolled in Rogers Hall boarding school
Describe Sexton's book of poems, To Bedlam and Part Way Back.
there was intensely personal & self-revelatory nature in the poem, recording her nervous breakdown & recovery (psychiatric struggles).