I get inspired by confessional writing, a well-recognized literary movement that came into being in the United States during ...

Sylvia Plath, whose 1963 novel ... In taking a botany course, it was there she first encountered what would become the literary metaphor for living as a woman in the 1950s — a bell jar.

THE BELL JARS: Lyman Conservatory and Sylvia Plath’s Botanical Imagination At Lyman Plant House and Conservatory, 16 College Lane, Northampton. Through June 28. 413-585-2742, https://garden ...

Modern accounts of Sylvia Plath’s renowned work and legacy seek to highlight the author’s resilience through a decade-long journey of depression. Sarah Holzmann. February 11, 2025.