The 60th Anniversary of Sylvia Plath's Death

2023 is the 60th anniversary of the publication of Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar by Heinemann. It also marks---today, in fact---the 60th anniversary of Plath's death. Where is Sylvia Plath now? Bigger than ever. More widely read than ever. There are still people desecrating her grave due to some heinously flawed thinking and beliefs. And, too, there are still legions of

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