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Sylvia Plath reads ‘Daddy’

john baker, September 15th, 2008. 2 comments. Filed under literature, reading.

1961 – mesmerising


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2 Responses to “Sylvia Plath reads ‘Daddy’”

  1. cindy says:
    15th September 2008 at 12:08 pm

    Lovely. Thank you!

    jb says: The voice always gets me. I know the poem so well, but the voice . . . the way she delivers it.

  2. Dick says:
    15th September 2008 at 5:00 pm

    What a voice! So many poets don’t have a clue as to delivery, but she knows exactly where to go and how. Extraordinary. And it’s fascinating how her accent is sidling bit by bit across the Atlantic. Thanks, for this, John.

    jb says: Hi Dick. I thought we all deserved a little treat after the summer . . .