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“Once I was a couple. I was my own king and queen with cheese and bread and rosé on the rocks of Rockport.”

Quote by Anne Sexton

Book:El Asesino y otros poemas

Work

El Asesino y otros poemas

This book is a compilation of poems that delve into a range of subjects, including love, loss, and existential musings. more

Author

Anne Sexton was an American poet known for her confessional and autobiographical poetry. Her works delved deeply into personal pain, family relationships, and social issues, profoundly influencing 20th-century poetry. more

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“Despite my asbestos gloves, the cough is filling me with black, and a red powder seeps through my veins.”

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“Come, my pretender, my fritter, my bubbler, my chicken biddy! Oh succulent one, it is but one turn in the road and I would be a cannibal!”

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