Sylvia Plath
American · 1932–1963
American confessional poet and novelist whose searing, formally brilliant poems channeled personal anguish into enduring art. Her posthumous collection Ariel cemented her legacy.
Wikipedia ↗“I am, I am, I am.”
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The Bell Jar ↗ (1963)
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
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The Bell Jar ↗ (1963)
“Every woman adores a Fascist, The boot in the face, the brute Brute heart of a brute like you.”
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Daddy ↗ (1965)
“Out of the ash I rise with my red hair And I eat men like air.”
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Lady Lazarus ↗ (1965)
“Dying Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well.”
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Lady Lazarus ↗ (1965)