Letter 399 To Hi Simons (January 18 1940) “Obviously, it is not possible to tell what one’s own poems mean, or were intended to mean. On the other hand, it is not the simplest thing in the world to tell what one’s own poems mean, or were intended to mean. I thought of it…
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Joan Hambidge. Sylvia Plath in ‘n onderhoud
Sylvia Plath in ‘n onderhoud 1962 Poësie is my tiran: lees hierom my verse hardop voor sodat die woordmannekyne mag praat namens my. Net myself en die dood van my vader oorheers my binnelandskap soos ‘n Nazi in Dachau; my roeping soos ‘n bloeiende klein homunculus, hierdie duim: waarskuwend, dwingend, woedend … …