A selection of poems by contemporary American author Anne Sexton, drawn primarily from eight previously published collections.

Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Anne Sexton morphs classic fairy tales into dark critiques of the cultural myths underpinning modern society Anne Sexton breathes

A gifted poet reveals the poignancy and plaintive charm of common experiences.

Anne Sexton began writing poetry at the age of twenty-nine to keep from killing herself. She held on to language for dear life and somehow -- in spite of alcoho