I quit teaching in colleges because it seemed so criminal to explain works of art . I defer to Vonnegut. Sexton is a master of poetic marrow. Her work embraces a purifying expose of self, social issues, daily living, death, and the haunting journey through the whirlwind of madness and beyond. A poet who balanced the ridiculous challenges of domesticity and chaos verses creative obsession, Anne Sexton will leave her mark in the consciousness of all who read her words.
Words are like labels, or coins, or better, like swarming bees.
I only know how untimely lust has tossed flesh at the wind forever and moved my fears toward the intimate Rome of myth we crossed. I am a fist of my unease as I spill toward the stars in the empty years . . . All rights reserved. Legal notice .