Sylvia Plath ( 1932- 1963)

Sylvia Plath was An American poet who was born on October 27 1932 in Massachuets memorial hospital during the depression. She married a fellow poet Ted Hughes and had two children but separated later on. In her lifetime she wrote about 26 poems. Three facts many don't know about her is that her Father was 21 years older than her mother, She was a single mother and her second pregnancy let to a miscarriage. Plath was shy at first about her writing but close to her death had a burst of creativity and wrote many poems. Sylvia sadly died February 11 1963 from carbon monoxide poisoning when she committed suicide by sticking her head in an oven with the gas still on. She was only 30 at this time and It was a very sad end to such a talented woman.