Sylvia Plath Poetry

Welcome to Sylvia Plath's Poetry

Born to middle class parents in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Sylvia Plath published her first poem when she was eight. Sensitive, intelligent, compelled toward perfection in everything she attempted, she was, on the surface, a model daughter, popular in school, earning straight A's, winning the best prizes. By the time she entered Smith College on a scholarship in 1950 she already had an impressive list of publications, and while at Smith she wrote over four hundred poems.
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By Michael Arnold 29 Nov, 2010
Sylvia Plath has always lived in the shadow of Ted Hughes; which is unfortunate as she is a huge talent in her own right.