The Complete Poems

Sexton, Anne; Kumin, Maxine

ISBN 10: 0395957761 / ISBN 13: 9780395957769

Published by Ecco, 1999

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Poems
• Publisher: Ecco
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395957761
• ISBN 13: 9780395957769
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

The Complete Poems: Anne Sexton comprises the poet'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.

"Women poets in particular owe a debt to Anne Sexton, who broke new ground, shattered taboos, and endured a barrage of attacks along the way because of the flamboyance of her subject matter...Sexton has earned her place in the canon."—from the Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin

Includes these poems in addition to the rest of her oeuvre:

• "The Truth the Dead Know"
• "Her Kind"
• "Wanting to Die"
• "All My Pretty Ones"
• "Cinderella"
• "For God While Sleeping"
• "Courage"
• "You, Doctor Martin"
• "The Addict"

About the Authors

Anne Sexton (1928-1974), the author of ten collections of poems, received the Pulitzer Prize in 1967.

MAXINE KUMIN (1925-2014) won a Pulitzer Prize and Robert Frost Medal among other honors for her poetry. Her books include The Pawnbroker's Daughter: A Memoir and The Long Marriage: Poems.