Anne Sexton

October 16, 2026

The Truth the Dead Know is a confessional elegy on the death of the poet’s parents in 1959. Sexton’s mother died in March, due to cancer and father died in June, mainly due to alcoholism....

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Anne Sexton | Biography

By Kedar N. Sharma -

October 16, 2026

Anne Sexton is a twentieth century American poet known for the frank treatment of intimate and taboo subjects. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Sexton attended Garland Junior in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1947 until 1948, when she...

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