Sylvia Plath
On the Border: The Odd Uneven Time of August
“I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know. Twilight…
4 years ago
The Squelch and Why School Should be More Like a Fungus
It's been wet this August and last week was topped off by a cracker of a thunderstorm storm that dropped…
7 years ago
Blackberrying
Here then, as promised is the indulgence of blackberry poems. (For any very young readers confused by Thirteen Ways of…
8 years ago
Bitter Strawberries
Farm work is one of the best jobs for getting to know people as they really are. The…
8 years ago
Among the Narcissi
Spring comes earlier in the UK than it does here and the growing season is longer and cooler. Plath's poem…
8 years ago