This comprehensive volume presents the complete mature poetry of Sylvia Plath, spanning from 1956 until her death in 1963. It includes works from her only published collection, The Colossus, alongside posthumous compilations like Ariel, Crossing the Water, and Winter Trees, offering a definitive collection of her powerful voice.

Why You Should Read?

• Offers a complete overview of Plath's influential mature work, including both published and posthumous collections.
• Features an insightful introduction by Ted Hughes and detailed notes on individual poems.
• Includes an appendix of fifty early poems (juvenilia), providing a comprehensive view of Plath's poetic development.
• Recipient of the prestigious 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.