Oh hey you internet friends!

Well, it has been a while since a post like this were we chat hasn't it?! That's because it's been book reviews and promoting my favourite Etsy shop Mind Through Ink. Anyway, this is like our little chat post, alternatively I talk in a chatty way then if you choose to you'll read this.

True Beauty

'Our Sylvia' -the title of this post- may seem ambiguous to the majority of those who dare read this blog unless you know me. See I'm talking about Sylvia Plath! 'Who?' You may wonder...well only one of the most (if not the) wonderful woman ever. I admit my love for Sylvia has only just been with me a couple of weeks, although I have a feeling it may become slightly obsessive; you see I do English Lit and we've been reading the Bell Jar (upcoming review soon), now I appreciate Sylvia so much. Her writing is so unbelievably real, with so much feeling! Ahhhh I love Sylvia!

Happier Times

I have to say I wouldn't have even heard of Sylvia if it wasn't for my English teacher, who for now we'll call Elly Higginbottom. Elly absolutely is completely the one to go to about our Sylvia, literally Elly could tell you everything...like a Sylvia hero. I'd go as far to argue that if you scorned Sylvia Elly would be the warrior in her corner- along with myself! Inspiring is Elly. Don't even get me started on Ted Hughes either *my face becomes considerably mean with dagger eyes as I type his name* eurgh, was he Sylvia's downfall???

To sum up a few things about why I love Sylvia, here's some bullet points:

• Her voice- weird as it may seen if you listen to Sylvia recite her poems on YouTube it's kind of like listening to a disney villain. No seriously. Slightly scary but you can't tear yourself away.
• Poetry- Oh gosh. Sylvia's poetry is the most amazing poetry I have come by, don't get me wrong I now am an avid lover of poetry but hers just is stand out.
• Esther- Sylvia gave us Esther. I think Esther is a character who everyone can just relate to, don't judge because we all have our own problems and we're all human.
• The Ted situation- Personally, I believe Sylvia put Ted in his place as she was whilst still proves to be a strong, independent woman. YOU GO GIRL!
• Her story- Sylvia's life story makes you want to cry, laugh, smile and just give her hug. She was so many things and broke so many walls. Not gonna lie, I think she could of broke the glass ceiling by now