Sylvia Plath lived a tragically short life ... “I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree,” she writes in the novel in a beloved section. “One fig was a husband and a happy home ...

Nevertheless, the idea of deadlines as a self-esteem booster is neither the only perspective there is, nor the culturally ...

Recently, I’ve often found myself thinking about the famous Sylvia Plath fig tree quote from her novel The Bell Jar, where her protagonist imagines figs of opportunity shrivelling up and dying before ...

All of this is to tell you that yes, people do still write and send valentines, and you absolutely should too.

Sylvia Plath’s writing was witty, political, emotional and sharp. A substantial new collection includes more than 50 ...

In her poem "The Mirror," Sylvia Plath portrays the complexity of the struggle of the imposter, the struggle to be oneself.

"The Mirror," a poem by Sylvia Plath, is about a woman looking in the mirror and evaluating the image she sees there. In the poem, Plath explores the mirror image as a doorway to the unconscious ...

Choose three words that describe your ideal night in and make them the star of your design. Our top tip? The cheekier, the better. If your pottery painting session is more of an excuse for a yap than ...

For a true taste of Croatia try this wonderful pork with a cinnamon walnut crust and autumnal figs. Making your own sauce with figs brings some extra flavour. Season the pork chops with salt and ...