Length1h 33m
About this audiobook
Ariel is a posthumous poetry collection by Sylvia Plath, published in 1965. Written during the final months of her life, the collection captures intense emotional states shaped by her struggles with identity, mental illness, and societal expectations of women. The title refers to both a spirit from The Tempest and the horse she rode, symbolizing freedom and transformation.
The poems are vivid, confessional, and often unsettling. Plath uses powerful imagery, such as in "Lady Lazarus" and "Daddy," to explore themes of death, rebirth, trauma, and female oppression. Nature, violence, and the body appear throughout, reflecting her internal turmoil and search for liberation. Her tone shifts between despair, irony, and defiance.
Ariel redefined modern poetry with its raw honesty and lyrical power. It remains a groundbreaking work in feminist and confessional literature, offering insight into Plath's psyche and broader human experiences of pain, power, and identity.
Contents:
Morning Song
The Couriers
Sheep in Fog
The Applicant
Lady Lazarus
Tulips
Cut
Elm
The Night Dances
Poppies in October
Berck-Plage (1-7)
Ariel
Death & Co.
Lesbos
Nick and the Candlestick
Gulliver
Getting There
Medusa
The Moon and the Yew Tree
A Birthday Present
Mary's Song
Letter in November
The Rival
Daddy
You're
Fever 103°
The Bee Meeting
The Arrival of the Bee Box
Stings
The Swarm
Wintering
The Hanging Man
Little Fugue
Years
The Munich Mannequins
Totem
Paralytic
Balloons
Poppies in July
Kindness
Contusion
Edge
Words
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length1 hr 33 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateFeb 16, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Ariel - Intro
24The Rival
2Morning Song
25Daddy
3The Couriers
26You're
4Sheep in Fog
27Fever 103°
5The Applicant
28The Bee Meeting
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6Lady Lazarus
29The Arrival of the Bee Box
7Tulips
30Stings
8Cut
31The Swarm
9Elm
32Wintering
10The Night Dances
33The Hanging Man
11Poppies in October
34Little Fugue
12Berck-Plage (1-7)
35Years
13Ariel
36The Munich Mannequins
14Death & Co.
37Totem
15Lesbos
38Paralytic
16Nick and the Candlestick
39Balloons
17Gulliver
40Poppies in July
18Getting There
41Kindness
19Medusa
42Contusion
20The Moon and the Yew Tree
43Edge
21A Birthday Present
44Words
22Mary's Song
45Ariel - Outro
23Letter in November
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