Anne Sexton

LitCharts guides for works by Anne Sexton

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Anne Sexton. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Anne Sexton's poetry.

Her Kind

The American poet Anne Sexton first published "Her Kind" in her 1960 collection To Bedlam and Part Way Back (and always began her public readings with a performance of this poem). In it, a speaker ... view guide

The Starry Night

"The Starry Night" is a 1962 ekphrastic poem by Anne Sexton, written in response to Vincent Van Gogh's famous painting of the same name. Gazing into a night sky, the poem's speaker (who might be Va... view guide