Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plathwas one of the most renowned and influential poets, novelists, and short story writers of the 20th century. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College at the University of Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a poet and writer. She was married to fellow poet Ted Hughes from 1956 until they separated in September of 1962. They lived together in the United States and then the United Kingdom and had two children, Frieda and Nicholas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth27 October 1932
CountryUnited States of America
Kiss me and you will see how important I am.
Hour by hour, day by day, life becomes possible.
I am not cruel, only truthful.
Every day is precious and I feel infinitely sad at this time melting away from me.
I had hoped, at my departure, I would feel sure and knowledgeable about everything that lay ahead -- after all, I had been "analyzed." Instead, all I could see were question marks.
Widow. The word consumes itself.
I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life.
At twenty I tried to die And get back, back, back to you. I thought even the bones would do.
If you love her", I said, "you'll love somebody else someday.
I am silver and exact.I have no preconceptions.