The non-fiction author May Sarton passed away at age 83, impressive.
Biography - A Short Wiki
A Belgian-American novelist, poet, and memoirist, she is best known for such non-fiction works as Plant Dreaming Deep and Journal of a Solitude. Her novels include Shadow of a Man and Faithful are the Wounds; some of her most notable poetry collections are Halfway to Silence and A Durable Fire.
She attended Cambridge High and Latin School in Massachusetts during the 1920s. As a teenager, she took theater classes but spent the majority of her time writing poetry.
Her first poetry collection, Encounter in April, was published in 1937.
How did May Sarton die?
Breast Cancer caused May Sarton's death in 1995.
YORK, Maine — May Sarton, 83, a prolific feminist poet and novelist whose life and work reflected strength and stoicism, died of breast cancer July 16 at a hospital here. She began her writing career as a poet, starting with sonnets published in Poetry magazine in 1929.
| Cause of death | Breast Cancer |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 83 years |
| Profession | Non-Fiction Author |
| Birthday | May 3, 1912 |
| Death date | July 16, 1995 |
| Place of death | York, Maine, United States |
| Place of burial | N/A |
Quotes
"May we agree that private life is irrelevant? Multiple, mixed, ambiguous at best - out of it we try to fashion the crystal clear, the singular, the absolute, and that is what is relevant; that is what matters."
May Sarton
"True feeling justifies whatever it may cost."
May Sarton
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."
May Sarton
"Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there."
May Sarton
"No partner in a love relationship... should feel that he has to give up an essential part of himself to make it viable."
May Sarton
