Ann Sexton or Sylvia Plath? - Shakespeare's Monkeys

Derma Kaputfrom Possum Grape, Arkansas Associate, 2156 posts	on Feb. 9 2007 They both ocassionally impress the crap out of me, and at other times seem almost careless. Both have an incredible wit, though Plath's is much more understated and I don't think she gets credit for the dark humor in some of her pieces. Frankly, I've been reading poems by both lately (in the anthology Eight American Poets, as well as in Plath's Ariel and Sexton's Transformations) but I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite, I like them both. I do think Plath tends to get dismissed more frequently than she deserves.
Stephan Ansteyfrom Lowell, MA Associate, 6232 posts	inspired from Derma Kaput on Feb. 9 2007 I prefer Sexton...she's sexier. stephan
Derma Kaputfrom Possum Grape, Arkansas Associate, 2156 posts	on Feb. 13 2007 You say that in the present tense. interesting. a necromonkeyphilliac.
Stephan Ansteyfrom Lowell, MA Associate, 6232 posts	inspired from Derma Kaput on Feb. 13 2007 Eww.. and by ewww, i mean...EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Seriously. ewww. stephan
Rae ellen 93 posts	on Feb. 22 2007 Plath. she moves mountains. in a world of over-medicated persons, plath delivers what modern medicine cannot... a look into the life of a person without the use of modern medication. "the bell jar" delivers an insight into the world of the depressed woman, then and now. having been in a depressed state for most of my life, sylvia plath gives me a world in which someone "understands". she did not end her life on a good note, but for those in need of understanding and not just "a good read", plath offers a shoulder to lean on... a possible much needed cry. her metaphor and use of grammar to convey her life and loss is at it's peak. sylvia's poetry is wonderful, if that is what you are looking for. but her novels, short stories, letters, and prose can send you to a place where even the average person feels a kinship with this tortured soul. ----- mL, the debutante