Happy Birthday, Sylvia Plath!
Yesterday, the Poetry House at West Chester University threw a party for the late, great Sylvia Plath. Poets, artists scholars, and visual artists were on hand to talk about what Sylvia's work has meant in their lives. Poet Anna M. Evans Plath was one of the giants who made me want to write poetry in the first place, so I was glad to be on hand to celebrate her genius, and to hear from the many talented women who had gathered to pay tribute. Angela Alaimo O'Donnell One of the wonderful presenters was Angela Alaimo O'Donnell , who read this poem: Sonnet Saint Sylvia February 11 th , 4:30AM Now’s the very time that she did it. Time both of day and of year. The violet hour, between wake and sleep. Her milk-fed boy in the sealed room. The poems stacked neat. The kitchen clean. Her wifely duties quit...