Selected Poems of Anne Sexton

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. 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.