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Crossing the Water

Pages
64
Published
1971
Language
English

Synopsis

Sylvia Plath's posthumous collection, 'Crossing the Water,' offers a stark and unflinching look at the human condition. These poems, written in the final months of her life, explore themes of isolation, mental anguish, and the search for meaning. The collection presents a raw and powerful voice, grappling with profound personal struggles.

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Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, children's author, and short story author. Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1932 and educated at Smith College and Newham College, Cambridge. There she met the poet Ted Hughs, whom she married in 1956. The couple settled permanently in England, and they had two children, a son and a daughter, before separating in 1962. She suffered from clinical depression for most of her adulthood, and lost her life to it in 1963.

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