Ben Jackson
Well-known member
Confessional poetry is an artistic movement originated from United States in the late 1950s and early 60s, focusing on individual experience, psyche and personal trauma, taboo subject matters, suicide and sexuality and mental illnesses often set in relation to broader social themes.
Key Members:
Robert Lowell
Sylvia Plath
Anne Sexton
John Berryman
William Snodgrass
Adrienne Rich
Sharon Olds
Marie Howe
Franz Wright
Confessionalists influenced songwriters like Taylor Swift, Adele, Peter Gabriel, Carole King, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette, Morrissey.
Key Members:
Robert Lowell
Sylvia Plath
Anne Sexton
John Berryman
William Snodgrass
Adrienne Rich
Sharon Olds
Marie Howe
Franz Wright
Confessionalists influenced songwriters like Taylor Swift, Adele, Peter Gabriel, Carole King, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette, Morrissey.