(9 November 1928 – 4 October 1974 / Newton, Massachusetts)

poet Anne Sexton
#29 on top 500 poets

Poems of Anne Sexton

141. The Fury Of Hating Eyes 3/29/2010
142. The Fury Of Jewels and Coal 3/29/2010
143. The Fury Of Overshoes 3/29/2010
144. The Fury Of Rain Storms 3/29/2010
145. The Fury Of Sunrises 3/29/2010
146. The Fury Of Sunsets 3/29/2010
147. The Gold Key 3/29/2010
148. The Hangman 3/29/2010
149. The House 3/29/2010
150. The Interrogation Of The Man Of Many Hearts 3/29/2010
151. The Inventory Of Goodbye 3/29/2010
152. The Kiss 6/27/2006
153. The Kite 3/29/2010
154. The Legend Of The One-Eyed Man 3/29/2010
155. The Lost Ingredient 3/29/2010
156. The Moss Of His Skin 3/29/2010
157. The Nude Swim 3/29/2010
158. The Other 3/29/2010
159. The Play 3/29/2010
160. The Poet Of Ignorance 3/29/2010

The Black Art

A woman who writes feels too much,
those trances and portents!
As if cycles and children and islands
weren't enough; as if mourners and gossips
and vegetables were never enough.
She thinks she can warn the stars.
A writer is essentially a spy.
Dear love, I am that girl.

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