Full Bio: Sylvia Plath's Writing Career and her Marriage and Family

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 10, 2022

For the February installment of our "Full Bio" series, we take a look at the life and career of the poet Sylvia Plath with Heather Clark, author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book, Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath. Today, we speak about her career as a poet and writer, as well as her marriage and family.

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