TIME magazine's 1998 article discusses Ted Hughes' book "Birthday Letters," in which he reveals the nature of his six-year marriage to Plath.
Transcript from the February 18, 1998, episode features discussion of Hughes' "Birthday Letters" and its popularity with the public.
Kate Moses reveals contents of the late poet's newly published, unexpurgated journals, dating back to age 12, searching for the demons that drove her to suicide at 30.
Kate Moses explores the controversial connection between PMS and poetry in the second part of her examination of the late poet's newly published, unexpurgated diaries.
Discussion of Ted Hughes' "Birthday Letters" treats the book as a dialogue between the poet and his late wife. Read excerpts from Plath's poems.