"I saw the first of the 7-mile-long column appear - red and orange and green banners, 'Ban the Bomb!' etc., shining and swaying slowly. Absolute silence. I found myself weeping to see the tan, dusty marchers, knapsacks on their backs - Quakers and Catholics, Africans and whites, Algerians and French - 40 percent were London housewives."

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About Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was an American poet and novelist associated with confessional poetry. She is known for Ariel and for her novel The Bell Jar. Her writing is noted for its emotional intensity, formal control, and autobiographical force.

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