Event dedicated to the work of the great American poet Sylvia Plath, in collaboration with Melani Publications
Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1932. She graduated from Smith College in 1955 and received a Fulbright Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge. Her published works include the poetry collections The Colossus, Crossing the Water, Winter Trees, and Collected Poems, which won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as the novel The Bell Jar (Melani Publications, 2007). She married poet Ted Hughes and had two children with him. Plath tragically took her own life in London in 1963. After her death, Ted Hughes curated her literary legacy throughout his life, publishing many unpublished texts, several of which are included in Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams, and Other Prose Writings (Melani Publications, 2004).
One of the most influential figures in American poetry, Sylvia Plath left a profound mark on 20th-century poetic expression. The themes that define her work will be discussed in depth, and her poems will also be recited during the event.
Speakers on her work:
Myrsini Gana, translator and poet
Katerina Iliopoulou, poet
Poems will be read by:
Alexandra Aidini, actress
Panagiotis Ioannidis, poet and event moderator