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rot_chan

Celebrating Sylvia.

Oct 27, 2011 22:19

Today is Sylvia Plath's birthday. Looking back, when i first discovered her works at age 13, I can honestly say she has greatly impacted and changed the course of my life. I credit Sylvia's genius as my inspiration to explore poetry and try to become a confessional poet. Now, almost five years later, I still am fascinated and in love with her work ( Read more... )

sylvia plath, my favorite poets, appreciation post, literature, i love you sylvia

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rot_chan October 29 2011, 20:25:30 UTC

I actually recommend you start with something a little less intense than Ariel, perhaps only so you can compare her early material to the phenomenal final works she penned.

Try the collection "Crossing The Water" or "The Colossus", and then move onto "Ariel". Finally, read her entire collection all at once... it seems so cohesive that way. I would definitely save her journals for last. You will LOVE her work if you appreciate angst and exploring the darkness of human nature... her words have an almost soothing, maternal quality to them.