1. Anne Sexton
From then on, Sexton spent most of her life in the affluent, upper-middle class suburbs of Boston (Discovering Biographies 2). ... In 1955, after the birth of her second daughter, Sexton attempted suicide (Discovering Biographies 2). ... Martin Orne, who encouraged her to write poems as a form of therapy (Discovering Biographies 1). ... She began writing extremely personal verse concerning her experiences as a mental patient (Discovering Biographies 1). ... In 1974, Anne committed suicide using carbon monoxide (Discovering Biographies 2). ...
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