Anne Sexton and Her Confessional Poetry
Her Writing
Reception
Anne Sexton
- Autobiographical accounts
- Critics often denounce her writing for containing taboo subjects
- Hometown: Newton, Massachusetts
- An outlet for her mental unrest
- Had a history of psychological problems
- Called a narcissistic poet
- Committed suicide in 1974
- Crictics debate if some of her work is confessional or storytelling
Themes