Today is the birthday of Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974), poet. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967.
"The joy that isn't shared dies young."
- Anne Sexton
"Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard."
- Anne Sexton
"Watch out for intellect, because it knows so much it knows nothing and leaves you hanging upside down, mouthing knowledge as your heart falls out of your mouth."
- Anne Sexton
"I try to take care and be gentle to them. Words and eggs must be handled with care. Once broken they are impossible things to repair."
- Anne Sexton
Sexton image source (1)
Peachy Keene: 1905
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Circa 1905. "Central Square -- Keene, New Hampshire." 8x10 inch dry plate
glass negative (cropped), Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
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