For Johnny Pole on the Forgotten Beach

For Johnny Pole….

2009-12-10T22:24:48-07:00By |Poetry|

Anne Sexton, the woman and poet, intrigued me greatly as a young woman. Her personal story I found fascinating, her death, shocking and her friendship with Sylvia Plath I understood. One of my favorite poems of hers is 'For Johnny Pole on the Forgotten Beach'. I have a brother named Johnny who I love dearly. [...]