Winter Trees
About this book
The poems in
Winter Trees were written in the last nine months of Sylvia Plath's life, and form part of the group from which the
Ariel poems were chosen. They reveal the poet at the height of her creative powers, exhibiting the startling imagery and dramatic play for which she became known. Published posthumously in 1971, this valuable collection finds its place alongside
The Colossus and
Ariel in the oeuvre of a singular talent.
'Nearly all the poems here have the familiar Plath daring, the same feel of bits of frightened, vibrant, indignant consciousness translated instantly into words and images that blend close, experienced horror and icy, sardonic control.'
New Statesman
'A book that anyone seriously interested in poetry now must have . . . Sylvia Plath's immense gift is evident throughout.'
Guardian
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the text
- Winter Trees
- Child
- Brasilia
- Gigolo
- Childless Woman
- Purdah
- The Courage of Shutting-Up
- The Other
- Stopped Dead
- The Rabbit Catcher
- Mystic
- By Candlelight
- Lyonnesse
- Thalidomide
- For a Fatherless Son
- Lesbos
- The Swarm
- Mary’s Song
- Three Women A Poem for Three Voices
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
