I thoroughly enjoyed the works of the Confessional Poets unit. While the names Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton were immediately recognizable to me, refreshing my knowledge of their work reminded me just how much I really do enjoy their work. In fact, I feel that I personally connect to many of Sylvia Plath’s work, which could be a reason why I enjoy her writing so much. I remember reading her work, “The Bell Jar” back in high school, and she has remained to be influential to me ever since and actually was one of the writers that peaked my interest with the literary world.
While this may be an obvious observation, I found the works of these writers to be much different than the other writers we’ve analyzed so far. These writers not only spoke about much different topics, but also wrote in a different, more intimate fashion than the writers we’ve discussed so far.
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