Sylvia Plath

Known for

Confessional poetry, Ariel, The Bell Jar

Biography

American poet and novelist whose raw, intensely personal poetry about mental illness and identity helped define confessional poetry; she died by suicide at 30.

A well-known line

"Dying / Is an art, like everything else. / I do it exceptionally well." (Lady Lazarus)

Major works

• Ariel
• Daddy
• Lady Lazarus