The High Priestess of Suffering

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Top 1.   Jun 1, 2001 6:26 AM

» pamela_saint - Syvlia's Art

Hi Megan,

Some Syvlia fans may be interested to learn that she was an accomplished artist as well. Indiana University houses many (I think upwards of 200) of Sylvia's paintings and drawings and is planning an exhibition for some time in 2002. The show may possibly move to New York afterwards.
It will be interesting to compare the "tone" of the art to that of her writing.

Enjoyed the article!

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Top 2.   Jun 1, 2001 7:16 AM

» w_benefield - Sad tale

Everytime I read about Slyvia I think what a sad tale this is. I will say Megan that your writing is fluid and made for a clear and understanding read.

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Top 3.   Jun 3, 2001 10:15 AM

» MeganMelissa - Re: Syvlia's Art

In response to message posted by pamela_saint:

That's really interesting. I had no idea that she was an artist as well. In all my research for this article, I never came across anything that mentioned that she painted. I can only wonder if her paintings are as dark as her poems.

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Top 4.   Jun 3, 2001 10:21 AM

» MeganMelissa - Re: Sad tale

In response to message posted by w_benefield:

Thanks for the compliment, Walter. Glad you enjoy the articles. I certainly enjoy writing them

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Top 5.   Jun 3, 2001 3:35 PM

» pamela_saint - Re: Re: Syvlia's Art

In response to message posted by MeganMelissa:

I hadn't realized either that Plath had painted and/or drawn extensively. I had only seen the drawings that were included in an edition of The Bell Jar. A few weeks ago at a discussion, I met Karen Kukil, editor of the new unabridged version of Sylvia's journals, and she shared the information about the art work held at the Lily Library of Indiana and the pending plans for an exhibition.

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