First published in 1960, "The Colossus" was the only volume of Sylvia Plath's poems published before her death in 1963. The poems in this collection are full of originality and striking imagery, affirming her place as one of the most important poets of the twentieth century. Seamus Heaney states: "On every page, a poet announces that she has earned her credentials and knows her craft." A. Alvarez in the Observer notes: "She avoids feminine charm, cuteness, gentility, and oversensitivity. She simply writes good poetry. And she does it with a seriousness that demands to be judged equally seriously . . . There’s an admirable sense of reality in this work; the language is bare yet alive and precise, with a concentration that suggests considerable unrest with proportionally little fuss."

Pages: 96, Dimensions: 13x13cm.