Anne Sexton was a contemporary poet whose work surpassed many others. She created a varied repertoire that elicits a specifically emotional response in the reader. Her earlier work seems to have been tied directly with traditional form, but her later and less popular work bore the burden of being too innovative for her time. She was linked to the class of poetry called "Confessionalism," despite her attempts to break free of this classification. She, in contrast to others who were placed in this class of poets, continually changed her themes and topics to match her growth as a human being. She did not allow her work to be tied down by those who would read it. By addressing topics that may have been considered taboo for her time, she created a readership of people that appreciated her cruel honesty and blunt style.
Chronology (Furst, 12-17)
. 1928 Born Anne Gray Harvey on November 9 in Newton, Massachusetts.
. 1934-47 Educated in Wellesley public schools; graduated from Rogers Hall, Lowell, Massachusetts.
. 1947 Attended the Garland School, a Boston finishing school for women.
. 1948 August 16: eloped with Alfred Muller Sexton 11 ("Kayo").
. 1949-52 Lived in Boston area, with brief residence in Cochituate, Baltimore, and San Francisco.
. 1953 July 21: Linda Gray Sexton born.
. 1954 July 15: Anna Ladd Dingley ("Nana") died at age eighty-six.
. 1955 August 5: Joyce Ladd Sexton born.
. 1956 July13-August 3: hospitalized for treatment of anxiety; children sent to grandmothers.
. 1957 January: enrolled in John Holmes's poetry workshop at Boston Center for Adult Education. Met Maxine Kumin.
. 1958 Scholarship to Antioch Writers' Conference to work with W. D. Snodgrass. Began attending Robert Lowell's writing seminar at Boston University. Met George Starbuck.
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