Your Own, Sylvia: a verse portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill. This collection of fictional poems tell about the real life of Sylvia Plath, an American writer and poet. Honestly, when I saw that this book contained many poems I thought I wasn't going to like it. I usually have a hard time understanding poetry. The footnotes to explain the events being expressed in the poems made it so much easier and interesting to read and understand. Ms. Plath is portrayed as an intelligent and talented woman. One thing I didn't understand was why she attempted suicide the first time. It was a shame that she did succeed the second time after being betrayed by her husband with another woman. This is a book I would recommend for high school students since it does have, in my opinion, some very strong content: sex, suicide, divorce, and depression. After reading this book, I felt depressed.
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