A DIFFERENT LOOK AT ANNE SEXTON

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Here are some unique little things about Anne.
 
  • She was a Scorpio
  • She was a fashion model
  • She shares her birthday with Tom Fogerty, Nick Lachey and Sandra "Pepa" Denton of Salt-N-Pepa
  • Her ancestry has been traced back to the Mayflower Pilgrims
  • Anne's taped therapy sessions are included in a new biography which has created much controversy
  • For a period of time she had a backup rock group for her poetry readings
  • Her mother accused her of plagiarism because of her incredible talent
  • She smoked salem menthols

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If one were to compare Ms. Anne Sexton to someone in our present day, I would say she very closely resembles Britney Spears.  At first you may think of the two and not understand it but look deeper.  They have both had troubled marriages, they both have two children of the same sex, they both express their feelings in a form of art.  Britney and Anne were both bothered by mental illness at some time in their life.  They are both very powerful women and have had incredible feedback from fans. 
 
I encourage you to listen to the song from the link below by Britney Spears and compare it to what you have experienced in Anne Sextons poems.  The similarities are astonishing. 
 
 

Anne Sexton  1928 - 1974