Full fathom five poem sylvia plath biography
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Full Fathom Five Summary & Study Guide
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Full fathom five poem sylvia plath biography
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Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts.
As a young girl, Plath showed early literary talent – her poems were published in regional magazines and newspapers and her first national publication was in the Christian Science Monitor. She went on to attend Smith College, during which time she experienced her first depressive episodes.
In 1956, Plath met fellow American poet, Ted Hughes, whom she married. Unfortunately, the marriage proved to be unhealthy and abusive – Hughes was involved in numerous affairs, and Plath confessed to her psychiatrist that he subjected her to psychological and physical abuse.
She died in 1963 by suic