Sylvia Plath (19321963) was one of the writers who defined the course of twentieth-century poetry. In the Letters, we discover the art of Plaths correspondence. Most has never before been published, and it is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly in her own words. The letters document Plaths extraordinary literary development: the genesis of many poems, short and long fiction, and journalismLeading Plath scholars Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil, editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath 19501962, provide comprehensive footnotes and an extensive index informed by their meticulous research. Alongside a selection of photographs and Plaths own drawings, they masterfully contextualise what the pages disclose. This later correspondence witnesses Plath and Hughes becoming major, influential contemporary writers, as it happenedExperiences recorded include first books and other publications; teaching; committing to writing full-time; travels; making