Sylvia Plath
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Sylvia Plath has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Oct 2025 on We Can Do Hard Things. Referenced indirectly when Patti Smith recommends reading Sylvia Plath's poetry among other poets as formative influences.
Sylvia Plath was an American poet and author. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and her works include The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar (1963), a semi-autobiographical novel published one month before her suicide. The Collected Poems were published in 1981, which included previously unpublished works. For this collection Plath was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1982, making her the fourth person to receive this honor posthum
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Oct 2025 on We Can Do Hard Things |
| Role | Poet |
| Affiliation | N/A (historic figure) |
What do podcasts say about Sylvia Plath?
2 quotes, recorded on The Ezra Klein Show and We Can Do Hard Things.
And I would say read some poetry of Sylvia Pla.
The Ezra Klein Show · · EpisodeSylvia Plath, like what did we check their hormone levels?
We Can Do Hard Things · · Episode
How do different shows talk about Sylvia Plath?
2 shows discussed Sylvia Plath in these episodes.
- The Ezra Klein Show — 1 episode
And I would say read some poetry of Sylvia Pla.
Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever - We Can Do Hard Things — 1 episode
Sylvia Plath, like what did we check their hormone levels?
Menopause: W.T.F?!?! (Stay till the end for a surprise guest!)
Who talks about Sylvia Plath on podcasts?
Sylvia Plath came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.