Critic M. L. Rosenthal coined the term “confessional poetry” in his review of Robert Lowell’s Life Studies (1959) in the 19 September 1959 issue of The Nation, noting that while most poets conceal themselves, “Lowell removes the mask.” The term… Read More ›
A confessional poet, an extremist poet, a post-romantic poet, a pre-feminist poet, a suicidal poet – all these terms have been used (and are still being used) in attempts to define and explain Sylvia Plath’s writing. Some critics have seen… Read More ›
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