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Unseen Sylvia Plath letters claim domestic abuse by Ted Hughes

Unseen Sylvia Plath letters claim domestic abuse by Ted Hughes | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Unpublished correspondence from the poet to her former therapist records allegation of beating and says that he told her he wished she was dead
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Essay: 'Why Are We So Unwilling to Take Sylvia Plath at Her Word?' by Emily Van Duyne

Essay: 'Why Are We So Unwilling to Take Sylvia Plath at Her Word?' by Emily Van Duyne | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Back in April, the Guardian dropped an apparent literary bombshell—new letters had been discovered from the poet Sylvia Plath, alleging horrific physical abuse
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Emily Van Duyne is assistant professor of Writing at Stockton University. A poet, essayist, & critic, her work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in the Chronicle of Higher Education, So To Speak, Diagram, ROAR, and many others. She is at work on a memoir, and a book about Sylvia Plath. She lives in New Jersey with her family.
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