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The Book of Folly

Anne Sexton

The Book of Folly is a 1972 collection of poetry by American writer Anne Sexton.

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“With a tongue like a razor he will kiss
the mother, the child,
and we three will color the stars black
in memory of his mother
who kept him chained to the food tree
or turned him on and off like a water faucet
and made women through all these hazy years
the enemy with a heart of lies.”

Anne Sexton book The Book of Folly

"The Wifebeater"
The Book of Folly (1972)

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“In my sights I carve him
like a sculptor. I mold out
his last look at everyone.
I carry his eyes and his
brain bone at every position.
I know his male sex and I do
march over him with my index finger.
His mouth and his anus are one.
I am at the center of feeling.”

Anne Sexton book The Book of Folly

"The Assassin"
The Book of Folly (1972)

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“My eyes, those sluts, those whores, would play no more.”

Anne Sexton book The Book of Folly

"Killing the Spring"
The Book of Folly (1972)

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