Sylvia Plath Poems Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath Poems Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was one of the defining voices of the twentieth century, and one of the most appealing: few other poets have introduced as many new readers to poetry. The poems in this fresh and inviting edition were chosen by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. In my selection, which is roughly chronological to shadow her progress, I have tried to walk through the landscape of Sylvia Plath's poetry as though for the first time, fifty years older than I was when she died. In doing so I have experienced afresh the almost physical excitement I felt when I first read this bold, brilliant, brave poet who changed the world of poetry for us all. - Carol Ann Duffy

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright scholarship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes. She published one collection of poems in her lifetime, The Colossus (1960), and a novel, The Bell Jar (1963); Ariel was published posthumously in 1965. Her Collected Poems, which contains her poetry written from 1956 until her death, was published in 1981 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

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ISBN 13	9780571348510
ISBN 10	0571348513
Title	Sylvia Plath Poems Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy
Author	Sylvia Plath
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	2019-03-07
Number of pages	160
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