S4:17 EP59: Spooky Season Reair: Sylvia Plath and Memento Mori

In this episode, we explore the haunting, rich, complex poetry of Sylvia Plath. Katie shares some of her personal history with Plath and why she continues to be a source of inspiration and fascination. Also discussions of memento mori, shared mortality, and how to remember and pray for the Dead during the month of October.    *originally aired October 2021* www.bornofwonder.com Instagram: @born.of.wonder   "Of Life After Death:" At Last, a Plath Biography Worthy of its Subject https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/of-life-after-death-sylvia-plath-biography    Offering Mass for Sylvia Plath and The Beauty of Allhallowtide https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/mass-for-sylvia-plath-and-allhallowtide    Plath Reading Lady Lazarus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq2LOhaf97o&t=3s    Plath Reading Daddy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hHjctqSBwM&t=85s    Plath Reading Tulips  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNXOA9CzAQ    Plath Reading Nick and the Candlestick  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJsJBm413U    Also referenced -    "Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath" by Heather Clark   "Birthday Letters" by Ted Hughes   Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM