Sylvia Plath

A Villanelle to Oxford Skullduggery

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 06.25.2009 | Living


Karen Dalton-Beninato

With apologies to every proper Villanelle ever written.

Death Of Ted Hughes 'Drove His Son Nicholas Towards Suicide'

Times Online | Ben Hoyle, Arts Correspondent | Posted 04.24.2009 | Home


The death of Ted Hughes, not the suicide of Sylvia Plath, was what tipped their son into his fatal depression, friends said yesterday. The Times re...

Are We Really Okay with Electroshocking Toddlers?

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living


Bruce E. Levine

It is not unusual for psychiatrists to simply prescribe one drug, then another drug, then several drug combinations (called "cocktails"), and if those fail, recommend ECT.

Ranking The Best Poets Ever

John Lundberg | Posted 08.04.2008 | Living


John Lundberg

In 1971, James Dickey wrote a letter listing the top ten living American poets. Slotted in third place behind Ezra Pound and W.H. Auden was...James D...