I guess I should start this off by very emphatically stating that I love Sylvia Plath, especially The Bell Jar, but also her poetry. But whoever thought that there was any meaningful reason to publish this story in a hardback book is not a responsible steward of her literary legacy. It actively works against a good interpretation of that role and harms her status. This is a story she wrote as an undergrad, and it was rejected. It should have been rejected from publication. It’s […]