Since she died without a will, Plath's literary estate was left in the hands of her estranged husband. In the summer of 1950, just before matriculating at Smith College, Plath began recording the events of her life in almost obsessive detail, and would ultimately cover topics from her never ending quest for poetic perfection to Hughes' spousal infidelity. Her journals, on the other hand, were an opportunity for Plath to write freely and unencumbered by critical eyes. Plath's sharp, spare verses are the result of many drafts and revisions. In the years that followed, Plath's work would achieve acclaim and accolades, assuring her a place in the pantheon of American poets. A fit of despair over her troubled marriage to fellow poet Ted Hughes led Sylvia Plath to commit suicide in 1963.
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