One of my secret instructions to myself as a poet is "Whatever you do, don't be boring."
Anne SextonIt's a little mad, but I believe I am many people. When I am writing a poem, I feel I am the person who should have written it.
Anne SextonI lay there silently, hoarding my small dignity. I did not ask about the gate or the closet. I did not question the bedtime ritual where, on the cold bathroom tiles, I was spread out daily and examined for flaws. I did not know that my bones, those solids, those pieces of sculpture would not splinter.
Anne Sexton