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In 2017, one of Sylvia Plath's private letters, which had previously not been made public, included a startling revelation: Plath suggested that her husband, poet Ted Hughes, was responsible for ...
The drafts for one of Sylvia Plath's last poems will go to auction soon. ... Let the moon sail by spilling white flour, let the stars fall among the tree leaves. It had nothing to do with her.
For Sylvia Plath, less was more -- at least, when it came to her favorite cocktail. Discover which iconic tipple was beloved ...
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The Silencing of Sylvia Plath
In the afterword to Loving Sylvia Plath, a book detailing the abuse that Plath suffered at the hands of her husband, the poet ...
“So much of Sylvia Plath’s legacy surrounds her death, where we should be celebrating the bright light that she left—much of which took place around Smith.” Neyer points out that “while many people ...
I cannot stop writing poems! … They come from the vocabulary of woods and animals and earth. — From a letter from Sylvia Plath to her mother, 1956 ...
The latest rereading of Sylvia Plath’s tragic life is a biographical take in which the author suggests a rare communion with her subject (Bettmann Archive/Getty) And in this latest book on ...
Sylvia Plath lived only to the age of 30—this year marks the 60th anniversary of her death. ... Like the condensed imagery in her poetry—that unforgettable black shoe—her life, ...
From a letter from Sylvia Plath to her mother, 1956. Popular perceptions of Sylvia Plath tend to dwell on a deeply troubled version of the young poet due to her well-documented difficulties with ...
Plath’s sublime nature poetry deserves widespread appreciation for its unfettered joy and deep attunement to the natural world. How Sylvia Plath’s profound nature poetry elevates her writing ...