The Jailor (1962) by Sylvia Plath
S3E77 Emily Van Duyne is Ash's special guest for today's episode on Sylvia Plath's poem, The Jailor. A portrait of abuse, gas-lighting and 'inescapable femininity', the poem has recently been studied by Plath scholars including Emily for its use of anti-black racist language.\xa0You can read some of Emily's work here:https://lithub.com/author/emily-van-duyne/\nAnd follow her on Twitter:\xa0@emilyvanduyne\nIf you enjoy my work and would like to support Ear Read This, you can do so here:https://ko-fi.com/earreadthis\nMerchandise!\xa0\nhttps://ear-read-this.creator-spring.com/\n\xa0\nTitle Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.\xa0\n@earreadthis\nearreadthis@gmail.com\nfacebook.com/earreadthis