biography
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Sexton, Ann
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née Harvey
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| female
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| lived:
| (1928–74)
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| biography:
| Poet, born in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. A confessional poet in the mould of her friend, Sylvia Plath, her main subjects are her depression and mental illness, and her various roles as a woman. She taught at Boston (1969–71) and Colgate (1971–2) universities. To Bedlam and Part Way Back (1960) was her first collection of poetry. Others include Love Poems (1969) and The Death Notebooks (1974). The Complete Poems were published in 1981, seven years after she committed suicide. |
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