Despite Depression being a mood disorder and causing severe impairment in the individual, there are other associated effects of depression in the everyday functioning … See more

Sylvia Plath was a well known and admired American Poet and Novelist who explored themes of self, death, events closely tied to her personal life and with nature. She was born in Bos… See more

She was a driven woman and despite the success and recognition she had earned, Plath had struggled and been diagnosed with depression and in 1963, took away her own life. Pl… See more

The poem Mirror beautifully expresses the struggle and a lived experience of a woman with an identity clash between her ageing and the loss of youthful days. The poem uses perso… See more