"Those moments before a poem comes, when the heightened awareness comes over you, and you realize a poem is buried there somewhere, you prepare yourself. I run around, you know, kind of skipping around the house, marvelous elation. It's as though I could fly."

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About Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton was an American poet associated with confessional poetry and known for intensely personal verse. She received major literary recognition, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

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