In this episode, we explore the haunting, rich, complex poetry of Sylvia Plath. Katie shares some of her personal history with Plath and why she continues to be a source of inspiration and fascination. Also discussions of memento mori, shared mortality, and how to remember and pray for the Dead during the month of October. 
 
*originally aired October 2021*
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"Of Life After Death:" At Last, a Plath Biography Worthy of its Subject
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/of-life-after-death-sylvia-plath-biography 
 
Offering Mass for Sylvia Plath and The Beauty of Allhallowtide
https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/mass-for-sylvia-plath-and-allhallowtide 
 
Plath Reading Lady Lazarus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq2LOhaf97o&t=3s 
 
Plath Reading Daddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hHjctqSBwM&t=85s 
 
Plath Reading Tulips 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNXOA9CzAQ 
 
Plath Reading Nick and the Candlestick 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJsJBm413U 
 
Also referenced - 
 
"Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath" by Heather Clark
 
"Birthday Letters" by Ted Hughes
 
Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM 
 
 
 

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