Anne Sexton Flashcards

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Attended 
And married who at 19
She enrolled in ? And lived in 
In 1953 she 
In 1954 she was diagnosed with ? Suffered first ? And was admitted to
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Garland junior college for one year
Alfred muller Sexton II
Modeling course at hart agency Dan Francisco and Baltimore
Birth to daughter 
Postpartum depression 
Mental breakdown 
Westwood lodge
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In 1955 after
She suffered another
Her children were sent to live with
That same year she

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Birth of second daughter
Another breakdown
Husbands parents
Attempted suicide

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In fall of 1957 she enrolled in

In her introduction to Anne’s complete poems Maxine kimono said poetry

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Poetry workshop at Boston center for adult education

Writing of poetry gave Anne something to look towards and enabled her to endure life for as long as she did

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In 1974 at age of ? Despite successful writing career
What did she win
She lost her battle with ? And committed

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46
Pulitzer Prize for live or die
Mental illness
Suicide

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Sexton offers reader
She made experience of ? Central to work
And though she endured criticism for bringing things like
Her skill as a poet exceeded

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Intimate view of emotional anguish that characterized her life
Being a woman
Mensturation abortion. Drug use
Skill as a poet / controversy over subject matter

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