#iron hans

HAPPY 91st BIRTHDAY Anne Sexton! RIP!

(9 November 1928 – 4 October 1974)

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“Clifford, Vincent, Friedrich,
my scooter boys,
deep in books,
long before you were mad.
Zelda, Hannah, Renée.
Moon girls,
where did you go?”

–Anne Sexton, from “Iron Hans”, Transformations, 1971

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Tattoo via instagram @ramblingandreading

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(Please don’t forget to also like the picture there)