understanding Sylvia Plath
Usually when I read a few poems by the same poet, I manage to derive some sort of idea as to what kind of a person the poet is or was. On the contrary, in the case of Sylvia Plath, you need to know about her and understand her life, if you want to, at the least, marginally comprehend her poetry. So I have temporarily given up reading her poetry and instead have started on her biography. And then I plan to read some of her diaries, especially the ones she wrote during the last period of her life. After that, I should hopefully be able to understand what she was trying to say.
I made the same thing when i first approached sylvia’s poetry ,I understand you..
Comment by eterea@gmail.com — October 29, 2006 @ 3:52 pm