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Crossing the Water by Sylvia Plath

April 17, 2013 by

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  1. Ti says
    April 17, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    When I think of Plath, I think only of dark. The Bell Jar was just so dark for me. I asked to be on the tour for a book about her but they filled up.

    • Serena says
      April 17, 2013 at 7:15 pm

      Much of her poetry is dark, but there are some humorous and satiric moments as well. This is probably one of the least dark collections. I hope you get to read Winder’s book; I highly recommend it because it is so well written and doesn’t once border on boring, which says a lot for biography. It also shows Plath in a younger, more vibrant light.

  2. Anna (Diary of an Eccentric) says
    April 17, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    I especially like the line “The spirit of blackness is in us, it is in the fishes.” Plath did focus on the dark, but she also understood human nature. We all (and even the fishes) have a big of darkness in us.

  3. Beth Hoffman says
    April 17, 2013 at 9:51 am

    Lovely, especially this simple line: “Their leaves do not wish us to hurry.”

  4. rhapsodyinbooks says
    April 17, 2013 at 7:15 am

    I like that poem a lot. Usually I avoid her because of the “gloom” factor! :–)