La poesía de Anne Sexton surgió de una vida interior profundamente personal y a menudo tumultuosa, transformando sus luchas en un arte crudo y confesional. Si bien la terapia proporcionó una vía de escape, también la vinculó al proceso de externalizar su dolor a través del verso. Su obra se caracteriza por una exploración impávida de la psique humana, ofreciendo a los lectores una visión profunda, aunque a veces inquietante, de las complejidades de la existencia. La voz distintiva y el poder literario de Sexton continúan resonando, consolidando su legado como una figura central de la poesía estadounidense.
From the joy and anguish of her own experience, Sexton fashioned poems that told truths about the inner lives of men and women. This book comprises Sexton's ten volumes of verse, including the Pulitzer Prize-winner Live or Die, as well as seven poems from her last years.
From the joy and anguish of her own experience, Sexton fashioned poems that told truths about the inner lives of men and women. This book comprises Sexton's ten volumes of verse, including the Pulitzer Prize-winner Live or Die, as well as seven poems from her last years.
A self-portrait in letters
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.
The ground-breaking work of the poet who paved the way for generations of women writers, in a new selection by her daugher and literary executor, Linda Gray Sexton When Anne Sexton took her own life in October 1974, she left behind a body of work which had already, in less than two decades of writing, won her the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, established her as one of the foremost voices of her generation, and shocked America by breaking multiple taboos of subject matter, from insanity, depression and addiction to menstruation, adultery and the figure of the witch. Sexton's name is legendary. Her poetry is read around the world, translated into over thirty languages, and in her own country remains a touchstone for poets and readers looking for rawness of perception, vitality of expression, confessional frankness and fiery passion. Yet, incredibly, there has been no new UK edition of her work for decades. In Mercies, readers are provided with a resonant new selection from the writings of this natural phenomenon of a poet.
A selection of poems by contemporary American author Anne Sexton, drawn primarily from eight previously published collections.
The fairy tale-based works of the tortured confessional poet, whose raw honesty and wit in the face of psychological pain have touched thousands of readers.
Twenty-five poems celebrating the sensual frontiers of Sexton's time.
Focusing on confessional verse, this collection showcases Anne Sexton's deeply personal poetry, exploring themes of mental illness, depression, and the complexities of her familial relationships. Known for her candid and often painful reflections, Sexton's work delves into her struggles with suicidal thoughts and the impact of her experiences on her life and art. Her Pulitzer Prize-winning talent is evident as she navigates the intricacies of love, trauma, and the human condition through her evocative and haunting language.
Anne Sexton verwandelt in ihren Gedichten klassische Märchen und bringt neue Erkenntnisse für die Gegenwart, insbesondere in Bezug auf die veränderte Rolle der Frau. Sie nutzt die Magie vertrauter Bilder und thematisiert Verwandlungen von Unglück zu Glück und von Hässlichkeit zu Schönheit.
Anne Sexton je významnou predstaviteľkou americkej poézie druhej plovice 20. storočia a držiteľkou Pulitzerovej ceny (1967). Podobne ako Sylvia Plath, aj ona otvorene a s hlbokou úprimnosťou odhaľovala ženskosť, materstvo, vzťahy a stav mysle trápenej depresiou. Jej výpovede sú mimoriadne metaforické, pre niekoho snáď až poburujúce. Publikácia ponúka výber z poézie pôsobivo komentovaný linkovými kresbami Miloša Karáska.