Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath was born on 27 Oct , 1932 in Boston , US was an American poet , novelist , short story writer . She wrote poetry , friction and short stories . Her best work was confessional poetry in which she wrote The colossus and other poems . long with this her notable works include The Bell Jar . She had also published a semi – autobiographical novel before her death which got much appreciation . She has even got many awards for her work in literature like Fulbright Scholarship , Glasscock Prize , Pulitzer Prize for Poetry etc . She studied at University of Cambridge before being a poet / writer . Even her spouse was a poet . Plath was clinically depressed for most for her lide and had undergone shock therapies ( ECT ) a lot of time . later she committed suicide . Read More Read Less