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May Sarton

Born

in Wondelgem, Belgium

May 03, 1912

Died

July 16, 1995

Genre

Poetry

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May Sarton was born on May 3, 1912, in Wondelgem, Belgium, and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her first volume of poetry, Encounters in April, was published in 1937 and her first novel, The Single Hound, in 1938. An accomplished memoirist, Sarton boldly came out as a lesbian in her 1965 book Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing. Her later memoir, Journal of a Solitude, was an account of her experiences as a female artist. Sarton died in York, Maine, on July 16, 1995.

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Average rating: 4.06 · 24,166 ratings · 3,393 reviews · 161 distinct works • Similar authors

	Journal of a Solitude 4.13 avg rating — 6,477 ratings — published 1973 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fur Person 4.20 avg rating — 3,274 ratings — published 1957 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anhelo de raíces by May Sarton, Mercedes Fernández Cuesta (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 3,053 ratings — published 1968 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As We Are Now 4.04 avg rating — 1,738 ratings — published 1973 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House by the Sea by May Sarton, Beverly Hallam (Photographer) 4.10 avg rating — 1,642 ratings — published 1977 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Seventy: A Journal 3.99 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 1984 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing 3.85 avg rating — 701 ratings — published 1965 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recovering: A Journal 4.11 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 1980 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Education of Harriet Hatfield 3.74 avg rating — 479 ratings — published 1989 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Reckoning 4.09 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 1978 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.”
― May Sarton

tags: authenticity, life, philosophy, self

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“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.”
― May Sarton

tags: contentment, loneliness, solitude

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“Does anything in nature despair except man? An animal with a foot caught in a trap does not seem to despair. It is too busy trying to survive. It is all closed in, to a kind of still, intense waiting. Is this a key? Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember that nothing stays the same for long, not even pain, psychic pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.”
― May Sarton, Journal of a Solitude

tags: despair, nature, pain, strength, survival

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What frequently challenged or banned book for adults should we read in November and December?

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

23 votes, 20.0%

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences by Truman Capote

21 votes, 18.3%

The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger

20 votes, 17.4%

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

18 votes, 15.7%

Naked Lunch: Modern Classic Collection by William S. Burroughs

14 votes, 12.2%

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

8 votes, 7.0%

Maurice by E.M. Forster

4 votes, 3.5%

The Education of Harriet Hatfield by May Sarton

4 votes, 3.5%

Sex by Madonna

2 votes, 1.7%

The Joy of Gay Sex, Revised & Expanded Third Edition by Charles Silverstein

1 vote, 0.9%

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