Anne Sexton was born Anne Gray Harvey on the 9th day of November 1928 in Newton, Massachusetts. She was a very disturbed poet whom wrote of her experiences with depression and mental illness. Sexton, a confessional poet, was an internationally known figure. Although this is true not all critics were positive. In fact they felt she bared too much in her poetry. Too much meaning it was acceptable for men and not women. Such topics as …showed first 75 words of 1257 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1257 total…pig in a trench coat I grew." One image that is used vividly in Sextons poetry is the word rat. The rat is a "destructive yet vital animal that dwells inside of her and is only removable by God". Anne's favorite statement was " Rats live on no evil star" because it is a palindrome which means it reads the same right to left and left to right. Sexton is noted for the use of palindromes.