sylvia plath

Plath vs. Steinbeck: Gender in Classic Literature

Julia Ray, Northern Arizona University

John Steinbeck and Sylvia Plath construct their women characters quite differently.…

December 6, 2023

How I Found Gentleness Through Painting

Anne Bannon, Scripps College

Still Lifes as a Balm for the Soul…

August 6, 2023

To depict the pervasive dangers of the ideal of the tortured artist, an aestheticized sorrowful, muted blue-toned illustration shows a portrait of Sylvia Plath, who died by suicide, in a frame placed next to flowers and manuscripts.

The Tortured Artist Is a Dangerous and Damaging Stereotype

Kelsi Karpinski, Michigan State University

Society tells us that the most beautiful art is born out of suffering — a potentially life-threatening lie.…

August 28, 2021

Is Poetry Sparked by Mental Anguish?

Bradford Smith, Louisiana State University

'Men have called me mad but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence.' — Edgar Allan Poe…

June 1, 2020

5 Reasons Why You Should Habitually Read Poetry in College

Carli Moses, Union University

If you find yourself stressed, running from one thing to the next, you might need a new strategy. This reading habit can help bring intentionality to chaotic routines.…

October 25, 2019

6 ‘Classics’ of English Literature I Promise You Won’t Hate

Bekah Black, Spring Arbor University

They’re not as scary as your English classes make them sound.…

June 6, 2019

6 Female-Authored Books Every Young Man Should Read

Sam Shepherd, McGill University

Because there's more to growing up than 'The Catcher in the Rye.'…

June 3, 2019

Sylvia Plath's newly discovered short story is both relevant and beneficial to college students. (Image via Vogue)

‘Mary Ventura And The Ninth Kingdom’ Offers a Glimpse of College-Aged Sylvia Plath

Bekah Black, Spring Arbor University

The recently discovered short story acts as a pseudo-sequel to 'The Bell Jar.'…

February 13, 2019

In ‘The Letters of Sylvia Plath, Volume II,’ a Brilliant Poet Gets a Second Life

Michelle Dreyer, Southern New Hampshire University

Who said a dead writer can’t publish new books?…

December 1, 2018

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