Winter Trees
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"A book that anyone seriously interested in poetry now must have . . . Sylvia Plathâs immense gift is evident throughout."â Guardian
The poems in Winter Trees, published posthumously in 1972, form part of the collection from which the Ariel poems were chosen.
This collection, drawn from the same creative period as Ariel, captures Plath at the height of her power:
- Ariel-Era Poems: See the work that emerged alongside her masterpiece, drawn from the same final, ferocious creative period.
- Confessional Poetry: Experience the raw, unflinching honesty that defined a generation of poets, blending "experienced horror and icy, sardonic control."
- Landmark Posthumous Collection: Published after her death, these poems offer a vital and haunting look into the last months of a brilliant mind.
- The Poem-Play âThree Womenâ: Includes the complete radio play, a powerful three-voice meditation on motherhood that bridges the gap between The Colossus and Ariel.
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Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Massachusetts. Her books include the poetry collections The Colossus, Crossing the Water, Winter Trees, Ariel, and Collected Poems, which won the Pulitzer Prize. A complete and uncut facsimile edition of Ariel was published in 2004 with her original selection and arrangement of poems. She was married to the poet Ted Hughes, with whom she had a daughter, Frieda, and a son, Nicholas. She died in London in 1963.
