Writing

Sylvia Plath

Born October 27, 1932 Died February 11, 1963 (Age 30)Boston, Massachusetts, USA16 Credits

Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet and author. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry. She is best known for The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar (1963), a semi-autobiographical novel published one month before her suicide. The Collected Poems was published in 1981, which included previously unpublished works. For this colle…

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Writing

Sylvia Plath

Born October 27, 1932 Died February 11, 1963 (Age 30)Boston, Massachusetts, USA16 Credits

Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet and author. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry. She is best known for The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar (1963), a semi-autobiographical novel published one month before her suicide. The Collected Poems was published in 1981, which included previously unpublished works. For this colle…