Crossing the Water (Faber Poetry)
Sylvia Plath
Crossing the Water and Winter Trees contain the poems written during the exceptionally creative period of the last years of Sylvia Plath's life. Published posthumously in 1971, they add a startling counterpoint to Ariel, the volume that made her reputation. Readers will recognise some of her most celebrated poems - 'Childless Woman', 'Mirror', 'Insomniac' - while discovering those still overlooked, including her radio play Three Women. These two extraordinary volumes find their 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.' Alan Brownjohn, New Statesman
Publication Year: 2017
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i'm not a big fan of poetry but this year i wanted to give this genre a new try. then, i came across a book club (readers on poetry on ig) focused on poetry and i couldn't let this opportunity pass. what happens was that i didn’t understand most of this book, and there were a few poems that i really liked. but i am not discouraged, i intend to invest more in poetry.
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