Sylvia Plath Reads "A Birthday Present" (1962) by brainpicker published on 2012-10-29T02:48:30Z Sylvia Plath reads "A Birthday Present." Written in September of 1962, recorded in October. Background and full text: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/10/29/sylvia-plath-reads-a-birthday-present-1962/ Genre Poetry Reading