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May Sarton is the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton (May 3, 1912 – July 16, 1995), an American poet, novelist, and memoirist. Many of her works reflect the lesbian experience.

Belgian-born poet and writer. Sarton is known for her poetry, short stories, novels, and memoirs, such as Endgame: A Journal of the Seventy-Ninth Year (1992).

Sarton, May, 1912–95, American poet and novelist, b. Wondelgem, Belgium. Her father was the science historian George Sarton; the family moved to the United States in 1916.

Article Abstract: May Sarton died on Jul 16, 1995. Sarton was a feminist author of poems, essays, memoirs and novels. Her work pursued the themes of self discovery, the role of ...

Permanence and May Sarton: November 27, 2007: One of May Sarton's most haunting poems is "Because What I Want Most is Permanence." For many years, this poem was taped above my ...

September 2010. THE WAR ON UNHAPPINESS Goodbye Freud, Hello Positive Thinking By Gary Greenberg. STRAIGHT MAN’S BURDEN The American Roots of Uganda’s Anti-Gay Persecutions

May Sarton, who gradually revealed her lesbianism in her writing, worked successfully in poetry, the novel, essays, and the journal.

Genre: Journal: Keywords: Aging, Cancer, Depression, Disease and Health, Individuality, Loneliness, Mourning, Ordinary Life, Suffering, Time, Women's Health

Genre: Novel: Keywords: Aging, Caregivers, Death and Dying, Empathy, Freedom, Human Worth, Illness and the Family, Individuality, Institutionalization, Loneliness, Love, Patient ...

Famous quote by Sarton, May - Self-respect is nothing to hide behind. When you need it most it isn't there. on Quotations Book

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