Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for her two published collections, The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel, as well as The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her death. Plath's work often dealt with themes of death, rebirth, and psychological trauma, drawing from her own struggles with depression and mental illness. Her intensely personal and emotionally charged poetry has made her one of the most studied and influential poets of the 20th century.