Winner of the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Anne Sexton also suffered from mental illness. Read such intimate poems as "The Addict," "Her Kind," and "Wanting to Die."
Find excerpts from this poet's works, and link to overviews on her career, audio clips and essays.
Sexton enthusiast's tribute to the poet features an archive of poems from books including "All My Pretty Ones" and "To Bedlam and Part Way Back."
Features a list of primary works and a selected bibliography of books and articles by Sexton.
Listen to a classic recording of poet Sexton reading "All My Pretty Ones," "Said the Poet to the Analyst" and "The Truth The Dead Know."
Click on the author's book covers to read selected poems. Includes photos.
Profile of the controversial poet includes the text of several of her poems, among them "Her Kind" and "Wanting Death."