"Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard."
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About Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton was an American poet known for her confessional poetry style, which delved into personal experiences, mental illness, and existential struggles. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1967 for her collection 'Live or Die'. Sexton's work often explored themes of death, family relationships, and the search for identity. She struggled with severe depression throughout her life and eventually died by suicide in 1974.
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