Winter Trees Brand / My Dilly Bag Aloff’s exploration of the aesthetic

Aloff’s exploration of the aesthetic

Bridget Riley and Damien Hirst

these sensitive works discuss the histories

with profound insights into the extraordinary strength

shedding new light on Filippino's painting techniques

Winter Trees Brand / My Dilly Bag Aloff’s exploration of the aestheticPublished posthumously in 1971, the poems in Winter Trees were written in the last nine months of Sylvia Plath's life, and form part of the group from which the Ariel poems were choosen. They reveal the poet at the heigh of her creative powers, exhibiting the startling imagery and dramatic play for which she became known. Along with Crossing the Water, this valuable collection finds it's place alongside The Colossus and Ariel in the oeuvre of a