Michael Allyn Wells

Anne Sexton November 9,1928 - October 4, 1974 All day I've built a lifetime and now the sun sinks to  undo it. The hori...

"The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even then after sex, and that's saying a lot"        ...

"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters  who I remember he was."   — Anne Sexton

This week Anne seems to be reinforcing a notion that is not new to me but one that I still neglect (perhaps intentionally) to adhere to ofte...

This week I've continued to be in communication with my dead poet mentor. Our communication has taken on several forms. The most common ...

“I cannot promise very much. I give you the images I know. Lie still with me and watch. We laugh and we touch. I promise you love. Time will...

As I have mentioned before, while mentoring under another poet it was recommended to me that I select a dead poet mentor ; a concept that se...

"Don't bite till you know if it's bread or stone." ~ Anne Sexton What Would Anne Do?  -  Starting this weekend I will be...

The "next' poem is always THE thing, the question, the fear. ~ Anne Sexton, Feb. 1, 1959 Share

A few days ago I posted the following Anne Sexton quotation, "Even so, I must admire your skill. You are so gracefully insane." L...

I can’t recall the last time I received a personal letter from someone.  By letter I mean one of those things that came via the U.S. post...

I was thinking tonight the way I’ve been zipping through poetry books these past few weeks, (Just finished WILD IRIS by Louise Gluck) one a ...

A young Belarusian poet named Valzhyna Mort (Martynava) was featured in the recent issue of P&W . From that article came this great line...

Diane Middlebrook - perhaps best known for her book, Anne Sexton- a biography , died this weekend of cancer. Middlebrook was 68 and had taug...

A worthwhile slide show called Workspaces: Donald Hall - - A Slide Show can been seen here . Thanks to Cindy for the link. Couple of other...

My Poetry Month Broadsides have arrived. 100 of them are available while they last. If you would like one, email me with your name and add...

Picked up a book at the library of Anne Sexon's that I have not previously seen. The Book of Folly , published in 1972 Houghton Miffli...