confessional poetry movement

Sylvia Plath and her Confessional Poetry

The terminology, “confessional poetry” was first launched by R. L. Rosenthal, a professor of English at New York University whereas discussing the work of Robert Lowell “Life Studies”. He also utilized the identical time period for the poetic work of Plath. Plath, by no means, gained recognition in her lifetime. It was after her suicide that she was extensively recognized…

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