S3E53 'I shall never get you put together entirely,' begins 'The Colossus', which later became the title poem of Plath's collection published in 1960. Today Ash is joined by Amanda Golden, author of Annotating Modernism, to discuss the poem, and Plath's life at the time of writing.
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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.
Intro: The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
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