Mushrooms (a Beautiful Book From Pulitzer Prize-winner Sylvia Plath)

By (author) Plath, Sylvia; Illustrated by Aitch
Short description/annotation:
Delve deep and discover the timeless words of Pulitzer Prize winner, Sylvia Plath, in this beautifully-illustrated edition of her iconic feminist poem.
Description:

Nudgers and shovers
In spite of ourselves.

Our kind multiplies:
We shall by morning
Inherit the earth . . .

Delve deep into the undergrowth and explore the underfoot world of mushrooms through the breathtaking words of Pulitzer Prize winner, Sylvia Plath. Discover their many colours and hues, their ability to break through any terrain and their determination to not be ignored. In her eyes, it is a world rooted in nature, resilience and womanhood.

With stunning illustrations from artist Aitch, this is a sumptuous book to be adored and treasured.

The perfect gift for lovers of poetry, nature and those who find beauty in the overlooked.

Biographical note:
Sylvia Plath (Author)
Sylvia Plath (1932-63) was an American poet born in Massachusetts, USA. She published several poetry collections including The Colossus, Crossing the Water, Winter Trees, Ariel, and The Collected Poems, which won the Pulitzer Prize. In 1963, Plath''s semi-autobiographic novel The Bell Jar was published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas"; it was reissued in 1966 under her own name. Her work expresses a sense of alienation and self-destruction which strongly resonated with the situation of women in mid-20th-century America. She was married to the poet Ted Hughes, with whom she had a daughter, Frieda, and a son, Nicholas. She died in London in 1963. Mushrooms is from her poetry collection The Collossus and reflects the struggle women endured for equal rights at the time.

Aitch (Illustrator)
Nomadic Aitch originally hails from Romania but prefers not to put down roots in any one place, new scenery inspires and invigorates her tactile, folky illustrations and a constant string of exhibitions in cities across the continent pushes her technique further. Her dreamy characters hide amongst William Morris-esque gardens and bring to mind a bright and bold reincarnation of Victorian melancholy while still retaining a strong sense of her Romanian heritage.