Poetry Quotes: Anne Sexton
May 04, 2008 05:54 PM EDT
(Updated: May 04, 2008 06:56 PM EDT)
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My business is words. Words are like labels,
or coins, or better, like swarming bees.
I confess I am only broken by the sources of things;
as if words were counted like dead bees in the attic,
unbuckled from their yellow eyes and their dry wings...
--From "Said the Poet to the Analyst"
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Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.
--Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton (1928 to 1974) was the author of eleven books of poetry (not including her Collected Poems) and four children's books written in collaboration with poet-friend Maxine Kumin. She was the recipient of numerous awards for her poetry.
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Comments: 29
Thank you.
Thanks, Alison, for this look back.
the bee imagery is especially powerful.