Sylvia Plath(1932-1963)

She is one of the major female poets of the 20th century. Her poetic books "Colossus" and "Ariel" and her novel "The Bell Jar" are largely autobiographical works, the latter dealing with her struggle with depression and mental illness.

Oh, satisfaction! I don't think I could live without it. It's like water or bread, or something absolutely essential to me. I find myself absolutely fulfilled when I have written a poem, when I'm writing one. Having written one, then you fall away very rapidly from having been a poet to becoming a poet in rest. I think the actual experience of writing a poem is a magnificent one.