Selected Poems of Anne Sexton
HarperCollins · Paperback · June 20, 2000
This selection, which is drawn from Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Anne Sexton's ten published volumes of poems as well as from representative early and last work, is an ideal introduction to a great American master.
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- Who it’s for
- A cross-volume selection offers an introduction to Anne Sexton’s personal, confessional poetry.
- Genres
- American Poetry, Women Poets, Poetry About Death
- Published
- HarperCollins, June 20, 2000
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This selection, which is drawn from Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Anne Sexton's ten published volumes of poems as well as from representative early and last work, is an ideal introduction to a great American master. ANNE SEXTON (1928–1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse.
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A celebrated poet of mid- twentieth century America, Sexton’s impressive body of work continues to be widely read and debated by literary scholars and cultural critics alike. Her poetry explored the many paradoxes within human behavior and motivation.
Private Contradictions
A cross-volume selection offers an introduction to Anne Sexton’s personal, confessional poetry.
Come here for
- Poems drawn from ten published volumes, with early and late work
- A close encounter with poetry that probes human motives
Expect
- Personal verse attentive to the paradoxes in how people behave
- A selection that invites reading across a poet’s career
Where it sits
| Women Poets | 77% |
|---|---|
| American Poetry | 60% |
| Poetry About Death | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Poetry Criticism
- Poetry Anthologies
- Inspirational & Religious Poetry
- American Poetry
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- Poetry About Death
- Family Poems
- Women Poets
- Authors
- Anne Sexton
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 20, 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Poetry Criticism