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Collected Poems

Collected Poems

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  • Author：Sylvia Plath
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Summary

This comprehensive volume contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963。 The poems are drawn from the only collection Plath published while alive， The Colossus， as well as from posthumous collections Ariel， Crossing the Water and Winter Trees。

The text is preceded by an introduction by Ted Hughes and followed by notes and comments on individual poems。 There is also an appendix containing fifty poems from Sylvia Plath's juvenilia。

This collection was awarded the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for poetry。

'For me， the most important literary event of 1981 has been the publication， eighteen years after her death， of Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems， confirming her as one of the most powerful and lavishly gifted poets of our time。' A。 Alvarez in the Observer

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Reviews

Ava ，

This book was recommended to me by a person I have been seeing。 Although I am not much of a poetry fanatic， I wanted to see what made my partner so excited about this book。 Upon first glance， the book seemed ordinary， but after diving into its pages I could see that was quite the contrary。 Sylvia used many metaphors and other beauteous things to strengthen the emotions that her poetry invoked。 Overall， I give the book 4/5 stars for forcing me to think deeper about subjects I otherwise wouldn't h This book was recommended to me by a person I have been seeing。 Although I am not much of a poetry fanatic， I wanted to see what made my partner so excited about this book。 Upon first glance， the book seemed ordinary， but after diving into its pages I could see that was quite the contrary。 Sylvia used many metaphors and other beauteous things to strengthen the emotions that her poetry invoked。 Overall， I give the book 4/5 stars for forcing me to think deeper about subjects I otherwise wouldn't have thought twice about and making me look past the words on the page and into the meaning behind each one。 I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a thought-provoking journey。 。。。more

Alessandro Gregolin ，

Collection of Poems by Sylvia Plath， who committed suicide。 Significant the troubled view of the world and the troubled relationship with her father

Bettina ，

A poetic study for any writer， she had a way of self expression that is notable。

Sean ，

Amazing！

Reeve Klatt ，

3。5 Some of her lines just blew me away！ She loves her animal references （and also， darkly， a lot of blood references）。 Was really good to read her complete works！

Saumen ，

"Dying，Is an art， like everything else。   I do it exceptionally well。I do it so it feels like hell。   I do it so it feels real。I guess you could say I’ve a call。" -Lady Lazurus（Sylvia Plath）আমি কবিতা পড়িনা， কবিতা বুঝিনা， কবিতা তৈরী করি। হ্যাঁ， আসলেই！আমি ভাবতাম， কবিতা টবিতা লেখার যোগ্যতা কখনোই হবে না， যতই গদ্যে নিজেকে রবিঠাকুরের সমকক্ষ মনে করি না কেন！তারপর হঠাৎই কেন যেন অবাক হয়ে আবিষ্কার করলাম， না পড়লেও， কবিতা আমার দ্বারা হয়। অত উচ্চমানের না হলেও অত খারাপ না। আরেকটা জিনিস আবিষ্কার করলাম， কবিত "Dying，Is an art， like everything else。   I do it exceptionally well。I do it so it feels like hell。   I do it so it feels real。I guess you could say I’ve a call。" -Lady Lazurus（Sylvia Plath）আমি কবিতা পড়িনা， কবিতা বুঝিনা， কবিতা তৈরী করি। হ্যাঁ， আসলেই！আমি ভাবতাম， কবিতা টবিতা লেখার যোগ্যতা কখনোই হবে না， যতই গদ্যে নিজেকে রবিঠাকুরের সমকক্ষ মনে করি না কেন！তারপর হঠাৎই কেন যেন অবাক হয়ে আবিষ্কার করলাম， না পড়লেও， কবিতা আমার দ্বারা হয়। অত উচ্চমানের না হলেও অত খারাপ না। আরেকটা জিনিস আবিষ্কার করলাম， কবিতার সবচেয়ে চমৎকার ব্যাপার হচ্ছে কল্পনাশক্তির সবচেয়ে বৈচিত্র্যময় প্রকাশ। একটা কবিতা দুইলাইনে যা বোঝাবে， গল্পে তা বোঝাতে কুড়িলাইন লেগে যাবে। সেই থেকে বেশ ক'খানি কবিতা লিখে বুঝলাম， কাব্যে যতই বে এলেম， আনপড়াহ হই না কেন， কল্পনায় ছবি আকাঁর ক্ষমতা অধমের অল্পবেশি আছেই！এই যা！ কথা হওয়া উচিত， সিলভিয়া প্ল্যাথকে নিয়ে， সেখানে আমার কথা কেন！ প্ল্যাথের সাথে প্রথম পরিচয়，তার একমাত্র উপন্যাস， বেল জার দিয়ে। কিন্তু তিনি মূলত কবি। আরো দুঃখজনক ব্যাপার হচ্ছে， তিনি মাত্র ত্রিশ বছর বয়েসে ওভেনে মাথা ঢুকিয়ে আত্মহত্যা করেন। কি ভয়ংকর ব্যাপার！！ তা সেই সম্পর্কে গবেষণা করতে গিয়েই ধীরে ধীরে আগ্রহ বাড়া， আর ফলশ্রুতি？ বাঙাল， কাব্যে অজমূর্খ ছেলের হাতের প্রথম কবিতার বইটি।ইউটিউবে উনার কিছু আবৃত্তি আছে， এরমধ্যে লেডি ল্যাজারাস আর ড্যাডি শুনে ফেললাম একদিন। মাথায় পুরো বজ্রাঘাত！ একি লিখেছেন এই পাবলিক！ এত প্রত্যক্ষ কেন লাইনগুলি！！কি ভাষা， কি ভাব， তার সাথে মানানসই ভয়েস！！ও মাই গড！！ সাত তাড়াতাড়ি কালেক্টেড কবিতার বই নামিয়ে পড়া শুরু！প্রায় প্রতি কবিতার শেষে আমি চুপ হয়ে যাচ্ছিলাম। ভাবছিলাম， মানুষের কল্পনা কত বিচিত্র， কত অর্থবহ আর কতটা হৃদয়গ্রাহী হতে পারে！ কল্পনাশক্তি একটা আশীর্বাদ， আবার অভিশাপও। বিজাতীয় হয়েও， কেন যেন আমি প্ল্যাথকে ছুয়ে দেখতে পারছিলাম， সে এক ভয়ংকর মুগ্ধতা！প্রেম，প্রকৃতি， মানুষের মনের গভীরতম ভাবনাগুলি আর প্ল্যাথের নিজস্ব ক্রনিক ডিপ্রেশনের এত মর্মস্পর্শী কাব্যিক প্রকাশ সত্যিই দুর্লভ।প্ল্যাথের লেখা এজন্যই এত পরিচিতি পেয়েছে। আর তার আত্মহত্যা বোধহয় তার কবিতার লাইনের কথাগুলিকে আরো অর্থবহ করেছে। পড়লাম， আর ভাবলাম， কিসে ঘনায়েছে আধাঁর？কেন， কোথায় বাসা বেধেঁছিল অমোঘ মৃত্যু-ইচ্ছা？সিলভিয়া অত্যন্ত মেধাবী আর উচ্চশিক্ষিতা ছিলেন। তার ইংরেজী ভাষার উপর দখল এতই অসাধারণ ছিল যে， তাকে পিএইচডি ছাড়াই অক্সফোর্ডে শিক্ষক হিসাবে নিয়োগের অফার দেয়া হয়েছিল। একথার উল্লেখ করলাম এজন্যই যে， মনের ভাবের সাথে যখন ভাষার মুন্সীয়ানা যোগ হয়， সে যোগ যে কতটা স্বর্গীয়， সেটার প্রমাণ এই বইয়ের পাতায় পাতায়। নিটোল， নিখাদ， হীরকচূর্ণের মত।Poets are ultimately celebrators， of life and of poetry itself。 A vocational poet like Plath gives life back to us in glittering language – life with great suffering， yes， but also with melons， spinach， figs， children and countryside， moles， bees， snakes， tulips， kitchens and friendships。 There can be a chilling detachment about Plath's poetic personality – like Yeats， she casts "a cold eye / On life， on death" – but she also deploys a comic playfulness， a great appetite for sensuous experience， a delight in the slant rhymes and music of her verse， bravado， brio， a tangible joy in the unflowering of her genius。হয়ত জীবনে আরো অনেক কবিতা পড়া হবে， কিন্তু এই বইটা আমার জীবনের প্রথম কাব্য মুগ্ধতার হাতেখড়ি হিসাবে স্মরণীয় হয়ে রইল！I have done it again。One year in every tenI manage it –A sort of walking miracle，my skin Bright as a Nazi lampshade，My right footA paperweight，My face a featureless， fineJew linen。Peel off the napkinO my enemy。Do I terrify？পছন্দের কবিতাঃ* Lady Lazarus* A Birthday Present* Daddy তাছাড়াও অনেকগুলি， বড়ই স্থানাভাব！ 。。。more

Karina ，

Son poemas preciosos， tristes y que vienen desde el dolor más profundo。Mis favoritos están en esta colección。

Emma ，

I wanted to read some of Sylvia Plath's work， and I guess poetry just is not for me。 I wanted to read some of Sylvia Plath's work， and I guess poetry just is not for me。 。。。more

Letraheridos ，

Canon Letraheridos Revista #16 （abril de 2021）。

Wiom biom ，

What do most know about Sylvia Plath？ The poetess who killed herself with her head in an oven？ I would not argue that it is possible to read Plath without bearing in mind that she was an emotionally and psychologically troubled person — indeed， a large number of her poems are layered with such psychological intensity that perhaps allowed her to conjure startling but impactful imagery from line to line。 However， for me， Plath’s allure lies not simply in the Freudian whirlpool that so characterise What do most know about Sylvia Plath？ The poetess who killed herself with her head in an oven？ I would not argue that it is possible to read Plath without bearing in mind that she was an emotionally and psychologically troubled person — indeed， a large number of her poems are layered with such psychological intensity that perhaps allowed her to conjure startling but impactful imagery from line to line。 However， for me， Plath’s allure lies not simply in the Freudian whirlpool that so characterises her life （especially her strange relationship with her father） but in that unique voice of hers/her personas。 My favourite poems of hers are those which lean towards the confessional in style — the voice and the themes — and which contain such pithy lines as “Father， this thick air is murderous。 I would breathe water。” Below are a few exceptional excerpts:1。 Resolve“today I will not / disenchant my twelve black-gowned examiners / or bunch my fist / in the wind’s sneer”2。 Black rook in rainy weather“I do not expect a miracle / or an accident // to set the sight on fire / in my eye， nor seek / any more in the desultory weather some design / but let spotted leaves fall as they fall / without ceremony， or portent”3。 Old Ladies’ Home“From beds boxed-in like coffins / The bonneted ladies grin。 / And death， that bald-head buzzard， / stalls in halls where the lamp wick / shortens with each breath drawn。”4。 The Sleepers“Ousted from that warm bed / we are a dream they dream / their eyelids keep the shade / no harm can come to them / we cast our skins and slide / into another time”5。 Mushrooms“We shall by morning / inherit the earth / our foot’s in the door”6。 Two campers in cloud country“Planets pulse in the lake like bright amoebas / the pines blot our voices up in their lightest sights。。。 we’ll wake blank-brained as water in the dawn” 7。 Mirror“In me she has drowned a young girl， and in me an old woman / rises toward her day after day， like a terrible fish” 8。 Three Women“It is the exception that interests the devil / it is the exception that climbs the sorrowful hill / or sits in the desert and hurts his mother’s heart / I will him to be common / to love me as I love him / and to marry what he wants and where he will” 9。 Paralytic“My mind a rock / no fingers to grip， no tongue / my god the iron lung / that loves me， pumps / my two / dust bags in and out / will not / let me relapse / while the day outside glides by like ticker tape” 。。。more

Shelley ，

Really interesting to read her poems from when she attended college。 Always love reading Sylvia

Fiz ，

Her writing is everything for me。 At times when I can't speak， can't breathe， her words， her stories give me everything。It was just amazing！！（Even tho I didnt understand some poems， my interpretation of them was still beautiful😂😂） Her writing is everything for me。 At times when I can't speak， can't breathe， her words， her stories give me everything。It was just amazing！！（Even tho I didnt understand some poems， my interpretation of them was still beautiful😂😂） 。。。more

Felix Alexander ，

I wanted to like this book more than I did。 It took me almost two years to get through it because I found most of it aggressively mediocre。 The vast majority of her work feels like it's meant to sound pretty， but it misses the mark for me。 It's just。。。 dense。 However， there's the occasional standout poem that brings this from a 2 star book to a 3 star book。 I would never read this cover to cover again， but I would revisit my favorites。 Without my annotated copy by my side for reference， some of I wanted to like this book more than I did。 It took me almost two years to get through it because I found most of it aggressively mediocre。 The vast majority of her work feels like it's meant to sound pretty， but it misses the mark for me。 It's just。。。 dense。 However， there's the occasional standout poem that brings this from a 2 star book to a 3 star book。 I would never read this cover to cover again， but I would revisit my favorites。 Without my annotated copy by my side for reference， some of my favorites were Mirror， In Plaster， and Fever 103。 。。。more

Freya Gomes ，

I don't often find myself reading collections of poetry， but I picked up a copy of this from Waterstones since Plath is my friend's favourite poet。 She has such a way with words and I absolutely adored her writing！ The personification-of-the-moon motif might be my favourite thing ever actually。 I don't often find myself reading collections of poetry， but I picked up a copy of this from Waterstones since Plath is my friend's favourite poet。 She has such a way with words and I absolutely adored her writing！ The personification-of-the-moon motif might be my favourite thing ever actually。 。。。more

Anna ，

You can really tell this was edited by Ted Hughes。 Though I perhaps understand the want to edit out some less sensitive/more tone deaf parts of her poems， I find hacking off a line here or there （as happened in Lady Lazarus for example， which I noticed when I listened to Plath read the poems herself） ultimately only hurts the works themselves。 I suppose I’ll have to read Ariel for the unedited poems （although it’s possible they were edited there too my knowledge of Plath is altogether minimal）。

Jonfaith ，

Out of the ashI rise with my red hairAnd eat men like air。 I had read a number of these repeatedly over the years， yet the curse of the collected tome often enervates。 Much was the case here， specifically with a few of the longer narrative poems， ones which struck me as burdensome in just the same manner as how Robert Frost fails。 Each line convinced me why I prefer Anne Sexton。

margot ，

（4。5） I really have grown on Plath's poetry and her style。 So many of these poems are incredibly unique and beautiful and sad。 I thoroughly enjoy it， although I have to be in the right mood。 I definitely have found a lot of poems I love。 The imagery and diction is so vivid in my mind， I have truly never read anything like it。 Each word is said with meaning though at times it is difficult to understand。 I didn't read every poem because of the volume of work in this book， but when I did it painted （4。5） I really have grown on Plath's poetry and her style。 So many of these poems are incredibly unique and beautiful and sad。 I thoroughly enjoy it， although I have to be in the right mood。 I definitely have found a lot of poems I love。 The imagery and diction is so vivid in my mind， I have truly never read anything like it。 Each word is said with meaning though at times it is difficult to understand。 I didn't read every poem because of the volume of work in this book， but when I did it painted some new feeling in my mind。 It feels unfair to give it any less than 4 stars。。。 it feels like a 4。5 to me but fuck it 5 stars。 Lovely。Poems I love: Spinster， Fog Autumn， Stillborn， Edge， I am Vertical， Sleep in the Mojave Desert， Poppies in July 。。。more

Katie ，

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Ely ，

I did not expect this to take me this long to read， but I did it and I loved getting to read this year by year to see how Plath tried different techniques， used different imagery and wrote about different topics and which of those she returned to again and again。

J。S。 Mason ，

The confessionalist writing that Sylvia Plath that uses is conversational in tone。 The dark and sardonic themes she uses in her poetry are honest to her as her expressions of uncertainty and opression that she felt。

Frederic ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Marlin ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Kieran McAndrew ，

The collected poetry of Sylvia Plath。 Visceral and thought provoking， this is a book which should not sit on every shelf， but be taken down and savoured regularly。

Forrest ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Otho ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Arch ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Hanna ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Kimberly ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Candido ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Lucienne ，

A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Collected Poems

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Collected Poems&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Collected Poems&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0