num_pages: 433
description: An expression of an extraordinary poet's life story in her own words, this book shows Anne Sexton as she really was in private, as she wrote about herself to family, friends, fellow poets, and students. Anne's daughter Linda Gray Sexton and her close confidant Lois Ames have judiciously chosen from among thousands of letters and provided commentary where necessary. Illustrated throughout with candid photographs and memorabilia, the letters -- brilliant, lyrical, caustic, passionate, angry -- are a consistently revealing index to Sexton's quixotic and exuberant personality.
language: English
title: Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters
titlecomplete: Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters
genres: Biography, Mental Health, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Autobiography, Nonfiction, Writing, Memoir, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1747
publisher: Mariner Books