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Radio 3,07 Jun 2023,14 mins

SeriesJourneys to the Grave

Helen Mort on Sylvia Plath

The Essay

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Five more writers go on five reflective, restorative and often playful journeys in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes. Today Helen Mort ventures up a Yorkshire hill to find Sylvia Plath’s much-vandalised gravestone, a battleground for those claiming the American poet's contested legacy. Born in Sheffield, Mort is an award-winning poet and novelist. Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

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