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2islander2
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by the sea

0 posted 2014-05-28 01:39 AM


By looking at the last movie of Cronenberg,
The title of which is " Maps to the stars "
I asked myself a convenient question:
Who in France knows Anne Sexton?
The movie mentions her at its beginning,
I supposed that in the theatre in Brest
I was the only one to have read " love poems "
In a language of the most sophisticated,
To write in verse free is also sophisticated
That to read Homer in alexandrine? Does it please?
All this to tell you that rather than to groan
We should rather become enlightened in night
And in the nonsense of any defeated life,
Because if we owe  our salute sometimes without knowing it,
It belongs to writers as Anne Sexton,
Who wrote on the impure walls
and the push of freedom …
Then I ask again the question
But who in France thus knows Anne Sexton?
PS : i wrote this poem for french viewers of this american film who despict hollywood little stars,

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JamesMichael
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1 posted 2014-05-31 09:18 PM


enjoyed...James
Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16
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So. El Monte, California
2 posted 2014-06-02 09:01 AM


I know of Anne Sexton but I can't really say that I enjoy her poetry. It frankly doesn't do much for me but I'm sure there are many others who like it.
                              Ida

wordancer
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since 2000-07-30
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VA
3 posted 2014-06-02 08:14 PM


a fun and thoughtful provoking write, enjoyed.
Redstart
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4 posted 2014-06-03 05:22 AM


I don't know about France, but here's someone in England who hasn't read Anne Sexton. I'll surely now take a look at her work, and then your poem will mean more to me. I thank you for that opportunity.

[This message has been edited by Redstart (06-03-2014 06:29 AM).]

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