Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
P
lath, an American Poet who lived in England, is a well regarded poet and novelist. She was married to poet Ted Hughes and after a long battle with depression, committed suicide in 1963. She is known for advancing the genre of confessional poetry, writing pieces that are highly emotive and personal.
Child from Ariel (1965)
Your clear eye is the one absolutely beautiful thing.
I want to fill it with color and ducks,
The zoo of the new
Whose name you meditate --
April snowdrop, Indian pipe,
Little
Stalk without wrinkle,
Pool in which images
Should be grand and classical
Not this troublous
Wringing of hands, this dark
Ceiling without a star.
1969 – America puts the first man on the moon.
Post-modernism – 1945- present
Post-colonialism – 1950’s - present
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