Where Men are Mended
In her poem, “The Stones,” Sylvia Plath opens: “This is the city where men are mended.” She was speaking about hospitals, where people are in fact reconstructed. The eerie way in which the poet described the process of healing makes it clear that she is not nearly as well as she would like. Below is the full extent of the poem and Plath’s dark descent. Please click here to hear her read the poem herself. The city in the picture that […]
Categories: Ana Maria Caballero, ZiR • Tags: literature, poetry, Sylvia Plath, women, writing
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