Plath

American

[plath] / plæθ /

noun

Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.

Plath British

/ plæθ /

noun

Sylvia. 1932–63, US poet living in England. She wrote two volumes of verse, The Colossus (1960) and Ariel (1965), and a novel, The Bell Jar (1963): she was married to Ted Hughes

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Susanna and Grace bond while singing a gentle duet about former patients Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Its author, Gail Crowther, has a knack for finding new angles on unhappy literary women, including Dorothy Parker, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The ghost of Plath, however, has nothing to worry about.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Nelson finds other significant similarities between Swift and Plath.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Audrey whistled when Plath wandered too close to the water, but the stupid dog ignored her.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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