The poems inWinter Trees were written in the last nine months of Sylvia Plath’s life, and form part of the group from which theAriel poems were chosen. They reveal the poet at the height of her creative powers, exhibiting the startling imagery and dramatic play for which she became known. Published posthumously in 1971, this valuable collection finds its place alongsideThe Colossus andAriel in the oeuvre of a singular talent. ‘Nearly all the poems here have the familiar Plat