Poems by Anne Sexton
The Abortion
... is gone. the grass as bristly and stout as chives, ...
Red Riding Hood
... The huntsman and the grandmother and Red Riding Hood ...
With Mercy for the Greedy
... for my friend Ruth, who urges me to make an appointment for the Sacrament of Confesson ...
Housewife
... Men enter by force, drawn back like Jonah ...
Cinderella
... The prince rode away with her until the white dove ...
Courage
... Later, when you face old age and its natural conclusion ...
Suicide Note
... a matter of my life" - Artaud"At this time let me somehow bequeath all the leftovers ...
"Daddy" Warbucks
... and always came at my perils, the black Christs of childhood, ...
The Starry Night
... That does not keep me from having a terrible need of -- shall I say the word -- religion ...
Killing The Love
... hurling myself like a beer can into the wastebasket ...
Baby Picture
... What smile? The smile of my seventh year, ...
Anna Who Was Mad
... Did I turn up your earphone and let a siren drive through ...
45 Mercy Street
... grandmother pushing the bell for the downstairs maid, ...
Her Kind
... fixed the suppers for the worms and the elves: ...
The Kiss
... Zing! A resurrection!Once it was a boat, quite wooden ...