The later parts of 1962, were the most creative of Sylvia Path’s life.
The later parts of 1962, were the most creative of Sylvia Path’s life. During that time, Plath wrote the majority of the poems which would be included in Ariel. Although she was succeeding poetically, she was still deeply unhappy. She tried to kill herself many times throughout the early 60s, and in February of 1963, she succeeded. She was thirty years old. Today, literary critics consider her to be one of the best poets of her generation. Some of Plath’s greatest poems are still read today.