Mentions (27)
"what a dumb trumptard am I right leftbros, unlike ME that knows about zizek, Sylvia plath (ahem ladies wink wink) and um..Marx."
"Ted Hughes was a total piece of shit. He cheated on Sylvia with Assia... If my shithead husband made a career of writing about how he cheated on me, I would also kill myself."
"I will kick off 2026 by watching Requiem for a Dream and reading The Bell Jar. I have heard they are both very good."
"I couldn't sleep so I reread the Bell Jar which was perfect because it can be finished in like three ish hours"
"those of us 16-22 who's bell jarish sensibilities keep us from publicly claiming billie eilish as relatable"
"I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked."
"Insert Sylvia Plath fig tree poem here."
"No, you don't have BPD and you aren't Sylvia Plath, you're just grifting for attention bc you're a garden variety narcissist."
"Years ago I found the Sylvia Plath quote about mingling with sailors and soldiers and it struck me as an especially effective quote for helping people empathize with the experience of women."
"I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike."
"Some of my favorite passages from The Bell Jar"
"this is the only biography of plath that i've actually liked"
"I feel very overwhelmed by which skills I want to learn, like a Sylvia Plath fig tree of hobbies"
"3p and i haven't seen any good rage bait what's going on??"
"These relics from my past as an idiotic plathian 15 year old tumblr victim"
"kale quinoa shredded chicken breast roasted butternut squash sliced avocado sliced almonds pomegranate seeds balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing"
"It's like the Sylvia Plath fig tree analogy. I can envision lots of futures. However, time is ticking and these possibilities are rapidly dwindling. The stress of it all is affecting my health. I don't want to be taking a page out of Plath's book just yet."
"I didn't really like The Bell Jar when I read it"
"Sylvia Plath had the right idea, just said what she wanted to say and left. I suspect many sensitive people have the same experience, feeling they are a fluke, born before their time in world still harsh and predatory and shallow and vulgar."
"would be more better if I let Sylvia Plath explain it"
"Short story competition based on a Sylvia Plath poem?"
"Been reading through the recommended RS book list and wondering if you guys have any recommendations for feminine style writing/narration (focus on women and sensuality, beauty, and glamour- basically Lana) such as Eve Babitz, Nora Ephron, Colette, Camille Paglia, Sylvia Plath, Nabokov, Neruda, etc"
"The panther, the one Rilke killed with his short German poem is still bleeding up there"
"these people log thousands of hours on spotify and they really just go about their life listening to that?"