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Though she's considered a pioneer of the confessional poetry style, Sylvia Plath was not widely famous when she died by suicide in 1963 at age 30. But her legacy has long outgrown her untimely death: Her collections of poetry and one novel, most published posthumously, are still read, debated, and quoted reverently.
1. SYLVIA PLATH PUBLISHED HER FIRST POEM AT 8 YEARS OLD.
Entitled "Poem," Plath's first foray into poetry was featured in the Boston Herald's children's section in 1941.
"Hear the crickets chirping
In the dewy grass.
Bright little fireflies
Twinkle as they pass."
Plath, of course, would later have poems published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and Harper's Bazaar.
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12 Fascinating Facts About Sylvia Plath
1. SYLVIA PLATH PUBLISHED HER FIRST POEM AT 8 YEARS OLD.
Entitled "Poem," Plath's first foray into poetry was featured in the Boston Herald's children's section in 1941.
"Hear the crickets chirping
In the dewy grass.
Bright little fireflies
Twinkle as they pass."
Plath, of course, would later have poems published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and Harper's Bazaar.
Continued below.
12 Fascinating Facts About Sylvia Plath
