Another podcast!
I’m on another podcast! Loved doing this one with Marilyn Eagen and Michael Abney! I’m so happy they gave me time to talk about my Plath work and more. https://t.co/3XrIgNRdEm?amp=1
Know What Plath Read to Know Plath
In the previous blog I mention Literary Alchemy, and the conscious effort that some poets and writers have made throughout history to interweave mysticism into their art in order to make it into something larger than themselves. This is not a new idea, and I am not the first one to notice it. When Sylvia Plath […]
Proof Plath Knew Qabalah: The Painted Caravan
I thought I would do a series of book reviews on this blog on old books that Plath owned and read, as I’m becoming aware that few others have read them. I’m going to start with the one scholars know Ted Hughes bought Plath for her birthday in 1956, The Painted Caravan: a penetration into […]
Plath and Alchemy
Take a look at this picture. Especially the top lines, which show symbols for the principle elements of alchemy (Fire, Air, Water, Earth) and the crucial elements of the alchemical process (Lead, Tin, Iron, Gold, Copper, Mercury, Silver). Plath’s collection Ariel is loaded with alchemy. Scholars know that Plath’s mother Aurelia studied and wrote her […]