Anne Sexton at home - 1 (VOSE)

[robert1268]

A Perfect Circle?

[Ellexorip]

"i'ma take mah BUDWEISER" >.> lolol...she's cute

[ColonelFain]

Who is doing this film? This video is viral. Everyone loves it. I can find no information about it anywhere. Great find. A classic.

[dollfacegina10]

Does anyone know what Poem she is reading? Thanks!

[chelseamuse72]

@dollfacegina10 Menstruation at Forty.

[monquito2]

Where is all this footage taken from?

[Noodlehorn]

As superminhame says, she was a beautiful woman. Fragile, talented, innately gifted and very attractive as well. It so sad she killed herself. She was only 46. When you're a kid that sounds old, but it is not by any means. I was just watching a doc on here about Amy Winehouse and this put me in mind of her tragic death. Another fragile, innately gifted woman who died needlessly. It's a shame.

'Many people spend an enormous amount of energy each day just trying to be normal' - Gandhi

[logotrix]

I feel weirdly envious of this woman - she has something gifted to very few humans: beauty, talent, intelligence, earthiness, presence, glamour, humor - it's something very specific that is a combination of all the above, a kind of innate star power; very charismatic. Debra Winger would have been the perfect Anne Sexton -

[TheZampognaro]

@logotrix Debra Winger as Anne Sexton, indeed. It's what I thought watching this. Too bad that Debra Winger has retired from acting.

[doctornoooo]

but what for the custodial approach to goddam dog changing it to damn dog

much better to have left it in 

[wakingwallaby]

"Watch it build, feel it! Better than a poem. Music beats us." Lovely Anne..

[flapsy100]

susan sarandon?

[gatodelbotanico]

De donde estan sacados estos fragmentos?

[RobertLowellPoetry]

Anne Sexton deserves a major motion picture.

I know the perfect actress to portray her.

Can you guess who I have in mind?

[SuperMinhamae]

beautiful woman

[Toughguysdontdance12]

Bravo. Carajo, qué mujer, qué poesía y qué imagenes... De otro mundo.

[TheMrkiller2010]

@ Toughguysdontdance12 why she killed herself?

[Toughguysdontdance12]

@TheMrkiller2010 Clinical depression, bipolarity - manical depression disorder, hormonal instability, Sylvia Plath previous suicide... Who really knows? Maybe she just didn't like this world...

[covmoran]

October 4, 1974. RIP.

"What a monster I make..."

[fuzonacid]

A sensual woman. Amazing voice and orating skills. Would have been a great actress.

[brightlights24]

AMAZING

[Maxcynan]

gran video grande anne

[avisualfeel]

Her poetry jumps at you/ Like Bunuel's ants, you just can't let them go...her stare sees through you & u feel she knows exactly who you are...like the ants they just go crazy, but that's what I love about her...her words take off to where she needs to go.

[Saintpistolwhip]

A woman ahead of her time. I love her poetry. Thanks for sharing this.

[ifyoufly]

She's beautiful and fiery....full of sound and fury....you know?

[pencilcaseize]

im lovin those spanish subtitles!

[Shepherdess]

You did a great edit of this documentary. Got all the best parts -- many thanks Poesiaenobras --

[nyxie23]

It's so amazing that while reading Anne's poetry, this is the woman that I see and envision. I'm pleased to find out that she's exactly the way I imagined.

[SvevaForever]

Anne Sexton is pretty sexy. I love so much

[EllieAndFriendsClub]

Oh Anne you are so cute!

(well...minus the cigarette, plz)

[lauriegagoo]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU... I can't THANK YOU enough.

[Sparrow405]

does anyone know who wrote the music she says she wrote "Your Face on the Dog's Neck" to? I love that moment!

[raspberrytictac]

It's Chopin's Ballade #1 in G Minor, Op. 23 CT 2.

It was driving me crazy, trying to figure out what it was!

[SvevaForever]

I LOVE, ANNE GREY HARVEY: ANNE SEXTON.

[MrPoe25]

She never beat her children. And the one instance of "molestation" on record is when she masturbated while holding her sleeping daughter--something she admitted with shame in therapy while trying to work through her emotional problems. That same daughter is now the executor of Sexton's estate and has written very warmly of her mother and their relationship. Many people in many lines of work have done far worse, without admitting guilt, and still been "venerated." So yes, we'll keep reading...

[soundandfury63]

Thank you Mr Poe for your words and warm defense against judgmental voices, and support of honest human voices.

[TheLifeIsLessAble]

She molested her daughter and beat both her kids. Would anyone else in any line of work continue to be venerated after this was revealed? Art isn't everything. Great artist, rotten person.

[cultivator23]

Anne Sexton is pretty sexy..

[nodreamingofthedead]

@cultivator23 you're an idiot

[cultivator23]

@nodreamingofthedead

explain why

[cosmicrider287]

@cultivator23 you can say that again.

[raccoonpoet]

she moves me more than any other poet, ever. She enters your soul, and changes things around inside you. She knew who she was, and spoke her truth with courage and beauty. Amazing poetess, beautiful soul.

[crazymiles]

@raccoonpoet

You're probably a woman. Only a woman could love poetry that is so self-absorbed, histrionic, and narcissistic. I bet you're fond of her equally narcissistic friend Sylvia Plath as well.

[raccoonpoet]

@crazymiles Oh, crazy, you have no idea. She may be all you say, who cares? Sometimes poetry reaches into those shadow areas where a woman rarely gets to travel, safely. Ann walks beside you.

Let's see more than your angry little boy. The shadows lighten in shared loneliness.

[chelseamuse72]

@raccoonpoet What a truly brilliant response. Bravo, mi amiga.

[raccoonpoet]

@chelseamuse72 We are never alone when we can share our hearts, and poems are pieces of our hearts set on a page so others may warm themselves. Authentic hearts are not pretty, they are bloody and beautiful. Thank you, dear friend.

[chelseamuse72]

@raccoonpoet Wow, that was...entirely beautiful, again. I assume you're a poet as well? Do you have any work I can read?, because I'd love to.

[Babalon]

Only one person is made for this role -- Angelina Jolie.

[raccoonpoet]

I hate to admit it, but yes, perfect part for her.

[tillerman1]

I thought that,but also wondered what a younger Tilda Swinton or a Cate Blanchett would do.Or give Christina Ricci another 12 years.

[hotfukka]

@Babalon I was thinking Nicole Kidman

[Coalkey23]

too old. Catherine Keener is older than Anne Sexton was when she died

[Coalkey23]

who do you think should play her in the movie they might make?

[kchrumps]

catherine keener

[saxysai]

Anne Sexton, IMO, is the single most underrated female writer in American history. She wrote about things that shocked people of the time...that STILL shock people...and broke down barriers for women and for writers. Beautiful lady, brilliant writer...I just wish she would have found the will to live. RIP, Anne, and thank you.

[cuchemate]

"Music beats us".

[Hallowspacegirl]

Thank you for this, so much.

[smurfieboo]

A vital human being; a mantra to the spirit.

[ilovehellokitty92]

anyone can tell me what the poem mensturation at forty is all about, like the meaning behind it thank you darls

[akaprana]

Fantastic!  Thanks

[OmMahaDeva7]

"I'm gonna take my Budweiser. "

[polpol12]

wow! thanks for posting these videos, i love anne sexton, i have all her books, and the best thing is that i speak spanish, so the subtitles are cool for me. thanks again.

[Xiansiempre]

thank you thank you thank you so very much...

[Auquis]

It would be helpful if someone could tell me who recorded these tapes and why. Thank you very much.

[sneezepal]

Lord, she was beautiful---and a writer of beautiful poems. It's electrifying to see her read the words herself. Anne knew how to work the mike and the camera.

The scenes with her family are touching, too. Seeing this really brings Sexton to life. Thanks for sharing this film with us.

[jerrypwjr]

Wow. I read the book that Middleton wrote about her years ago. But to see her in the act is just....unreal.

This really made my night. It also was so refreshing to see her and her daughter (Linda right?) interact so well. There were a lot of dark moments (to say the least) but it was cool to see that Linda was not afraid of Anne.

Thank you poesiaenobras!!!!!!!

[ElizaDay66]

This is wonderful! THANKS!

[pmpsty]

OH MY GOD THANK You SO MUCH!!!!

[magickalchilde]

also, can anyone tell me the ballad that was playing at the end of the video?

[poesiaenobras]

It is the Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 by Chopin. If you wiki it, you can read more about the ballade and listen to a free performance by Donald Betts. Enjoy it!

[kathaiti]

I think that they should do a film on her...they've already have done a film on Sylvia Plath so why not Anne Sexton?

What do you guys think?

[Ariamaluum]

It is easy for an actress to play Plath because her life revolved around her father who died when she was young.

With Anne, no way it can be done. She is not bound by anything due to sex, creed, or race. Movies like to package people. Can't do it with Anne.

[magickalchilde]

this is one of the most important things i've ever seen in my life. i love her. i'm a fan, forever and always. she was such a wonderful person with so much to offer the world. such a shame she died, i'd give anything and everything to have known her.

[LukeK79]

Mmm. Come back when they've awarded you a Pulitzer.

[mollyjones64]

unbelievable!! I have fallen in love all over again. Bless you so much for this. I did my thesis on Sexton and tried for so long to be able to see this.

J.w.

[janeczka]

What a personality!!

[twohawksfucking]

"Love, that red disease!"--wow, now here is a Voice. If she were to have fallen from the sky just this instant, she'd still be seen as extraordinary. By those who can hear the music in words, the art in thought.

Roy

[poesiaenobras]

You are so welcome, my friends. It's been a lot of work to get this and I'm really glad to hear the effort has been worth it. Thanks to all of you. And especially to Anne, for such dedication and passion for poetry.

[blackwingy]

Brilliant--this is found gold, thank you so, so much. I've never seen Sexton "candidly" and this shows off her incredible intelligence and charisma. Priceless.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

I am with LukeK79--this is fantastic! 5*/fav

[PoetLina]

Thank you David - she was awe inspiring wasn't she. Wow!

[LukeK79]

My god - never thought to see this.

I cannot thank you enough for uploading. Bless you.

Apparently she said, "I'm the Sylvia Plath that lived!" and she expounds partially on the ramfications of that here.

I'd always thought of that Chopin Ballade quote as something recollected - and here it is. Again - thanks.