A review by thesinginglights
The Colossus by Sylvia Plath

4.0

The Colossus would seem ready-made to be a poet's easy pick for something that inspired them. Unfortunately living in the shadow of the much-loved Ariel, it's not too difficult to see why Plath was well-regarded. While sometimes inscrutable, bundling meaning into dense and unfamiliar synonyms, her imagery has a heft to it that leaves a mark long after reading. Probably my favourite was "Poem for a Birthday" which inspired some of my own poetry.

This demands revisiting and I hope to own a copy in the future.