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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Author
gptkb:poet |
| gptkbp:associated_act |
gptkb:The_Poetry_Society_of_America
gptkb:The_Confessional_Poets The Boston Poetry Scene The Confessional Movement The Boston University Creative Writing Program |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
Confessional poets
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Poetry
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| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Newton,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:born |
November 9, 1928
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| gptkbp:born_on |
November 9, 1928
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| gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Forest_Hills_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:cause_of_death |
suicide
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Joy_Sexton
gptkb:Sally_Sexton gptkb:Samantha_Sexton gptkb:Linda_Sexton |
| gptkbp:death_place |
gptkb:Weston,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:died |
October 4, 1974
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| gptkbp:died_on |
October 4, 1974
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Boston_University
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
exploring mental illness
addressing themes of death and suicide her confessional style her exploration of taboo subjects personal confessions in poetry using autobiographical elements in her work |
| gptkbp:genre |
Confessional poetry
confessional poetry |
| gptkbp:has_award |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Award
gptkb:Fellowship_of_the_Academy_of_American_Poets gptkb:Robert_Frost_Medal gptkb:National_Book_Award |
| gptkbp:has_influence_on |
Literary criticism
Feminist literature Narrative poetry Mental health advocacy Mental health awareness Cultural criticism Writers and poets Women’s rights advocacy Autobiographical writing Personal narrative in poetry Poetic form experimentation Emotional expression in poetry Women’s studies Existential themes in literature Artistic expression of trauma Poetry therapy Psychology in literature |
| gptkbp:has_work |
gptkb:The_Awful_Rowing_Toward_God
gptkb:The_Complete_Poems gptkb:The_Complete_Poems_of_Anne_Sexton gptkb:The_Lion_and_the_Unicorn gptkb:The_Collected_Poems_of_Anne_Sexton gptkb:The_Letters_of_Anne_Sexton Transformations The Book of Folly The Death Notebooks The Poetry of Anne Sexton |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Anne Sexton
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:literature gptkb:feminism contemporary poetry feminist literature Contemporary poetry women's writing |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:John_Berryman
gptkb:Robert_Lowell gptkb:Sylvia_Plath |
| gptkbp:inspired |
future generations of poets
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| gptkbp:known_for |
feminist themes
Feminist themes in poetry personal narrative exploring mental illness personal experiences in poetry Exploring mental illness in poetry |
| gptkbp:legacy |
mental health awareness
feminist literary criticism inspiration for future poets influence on modern poetry subject of academic studies impact on feminist literature influence on mental health discussions in literature cultural icon in American literature impact on confessional poetry inspiration for female poets confessional poetry movement pioneering confessional poet |
| gptkbp:literary_movement |
Confessionalism
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| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ The only way to get rid of my fears is to face them.”
“ Poetry is the only way I can express myself.” “ I am not a woman who is afraid of her own shadow.” “ I am a poet of the body.” “ I am a poet of the mind.” “ I am a writer, and I am a poet.” “ I am my own muse.” “ I have been a stranger in a strange land.” “ I write about what I know.” “ I write to understand myself.” |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Awful_Rowing_Toward_God
gptkb:The_Complete_Poems gptkb:To_Bedlam_and_Part_Way_Back Live or Die |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:psychotherapy
gptkb:playwright gptkb:educators gptkb:Writer gptkb:memoir gptkb:poet |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Newton,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Weston,_Massachusetts
Weston, Massachusetts |
| gptkbp:posthumous_recognition |
gptkb:The_Complete_Poems
gptkb:The_Complete_Poems_of_Anne_Sexton gptkb:The_Collected_Poems_of_Anne_Sexton gptkb:The_Letters_of_Anne_Sexton Anne Sexton: A Biography |
| gptkbp:published_in |
gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_Atlantic_Monthly gptkb:Harper's_Magazine |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:The_Awful_Rowing_Toward_God
gptkb:The_Complete_Poems gptkb:The_Lion_and_the_Unicorn The Book of Folly The Death Notebooks |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Maxine_E._Sexton
Maxwell Sexton |
| gptkbp:style |
gptkb:Introspective
Emotional Autobiographical |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Death
gptkb:Love gptkb:identity gptkb:family gptkb:feminism Suicide Mental illness |
| gptkbp:website |
Anne Sexton Official Website
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tufts_University
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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