Live or Die (poetry collection)
1966 poetry collection by Anne Sexton / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Live or Die is a collection of poetry by American poet Anne Sexton, published in 1966. Many of the poems in the collection are in free verse, though some are in rhyme.[1] The poems, written between 1962 and 1966, are arranged in the book in chronological order.[1] Their subjects are Sexton's troubled relationships with her mother and her daughters, and her treatment for mental illness.[1]
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The collection includes the poems "And One for My Dame", "Sylvia's Death", "Consorting With Angels" and "Wanting to Die".[2] The book won the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.[2]