Sylvia Plath

Born in 1932, poet, novelist and short story writer, Sylvia Plath is a renowned American writer. She was born in Boston and attended Smith College and Newnham College. She married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956. Following a  lifelong struggle with depression, she committed suicide in 1963. Her confessional poetry won a Pulitzer Prize in 1982.

Sylvia Plath is featured in Edition: Lunacy