Sylvia Plath

1932 - 1963

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Villanelles

Info on the poetic form of the villanelle: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/villanelle-poetic-form Because of the complex repetition of lines, it has been suggested that the villanelle is often used to deal with obsession and that the relationship between repeated lines creates a feeling of dislocation and “a paradigm for schizophrenia.” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villanelle

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Berries & Cherries

Berries are the poems of the fruit world. Avoiding Frost's blues, I offer you these berry- and cherry-centered pieces, including one of my favorite Sylvia Plath poems!

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