Plath

American  

[plath] / plæθ /

noun

1. Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.

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Plath British  

/ plæθ /

noun

1. 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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The historic Connecticut property, which dates back to 1812, was visited by influential figures like Ronald Reagan, Henry Kissinger and Sylvia Plath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Mr. Wilson is a journalist who has written biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Alexander McQueen and Sylvia Plath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Writing about Monroe’s reading habits demands a lot of speculation on the part of Crowther, who’s written engaging books on Dorothy Parker, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

One of the most popular is called “Pursuing the Good Life”; this semester, readings included the Bible, Plato, Rousseau, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky, along with poetry by Sylvia Plath and music by Beethoven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

I threw a stick down the beach for Plath to chase.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson