The Essay: Journeys to the Grave

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The Essay: Journeys to the Grave: Helen Mort on Sylvia Plath

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Journeys to the Grave

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Five more writers go in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.

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.

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.

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Writers go in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.

Writers go on reflective, restorative and even playful walks in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes, and the stories of how they came to be there.

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