Sylvia Plath - Elle Cordova

Sylvia Plath rap by Elle Cordova

Oh I'm really glad you asked
'cause I think we saved the best for last
Colossus of the darkest cast
Daddy, daddy it's Sylvia Plath

You know she was the best in
spittin' confessions
colder than Lowell and Olds and Sexton
patron saint of manic depression
Bell Jar always in descent

She's hazardous, like Lazarus
went down three times, came back to us
distinction with the asterisk
that her Pulitzer came after death

And yeah I savor the flavor
of both her early works and later
but the Ariel poems should come with a waiver
'cause that shit made me an English major

Still new poems I'm discoverin'
she's the baddest witch in the coven
had the hardest bars in the oven--
oh.

Elle Cordova

#sylviaplath #poet #literature

[BeachballVolleyball]

Algorithm blessing me with your channel

[CharlotteIssyvoo]

I'm a retired college English instructor and you, my dear, would have been my dream student. You're great!

[neurodivergentpixi]

Ma'am it's illegal to be that talented

[aquamarine]

Oh, oh, oh ... that last couplet literally kills.

[kirkschuchardt]

As a former English major, this is the funniest stuff. I love it! More people do need to be rapping about their favorite writers.

[MatthewTheWanderer]

Elle should be on Epic Rap Battles of History!

[DaTruffreal]

When a YouTube channel not only entertains but makes you smarter.... That's a win for society

I did not know howsylvia Plath died. I looked it up. Now I do. Thank you for making me smarter.

[murderleaf_WC]

"how many times did you watch this?"
Me: Y E S

[michaelwinter]

Are you hydroelectricly powered? Because, “Damn!!”

[tedecker]

That shit made me an English major. That explains a lot. Of my friends.

[noradixon]

Your Intellect, creativity, rhythm, are amazing.

[SteveRunner]

I get it, the “…in the oven” ending. That stung a little, but I think it worked well…especially with the cold end: still, she was an amazing poet and I personally don’t like to think about how she ended her life…so, I get it. This was an awesome tribute to an amazing poet and novelist. “Ariel” is a masterpiece. Thanks for this Elle.

[theconjugate]

The cut at the end paused my outburst of laughter for a single quarter note, and turned my LOL into a coincidental breakdown beat.

[musicalmoongirl]

"baddest witch in the coven" thank you very much, I'll be stealing that🔥🔥

[freakfactor]

I would love to know the past that created a fantastic vocabulistic comedic genius such as yourself. Bravo Bravo .

[robwelch]

Omg!
Something that makes me smarter on the internet!
Thank you

[RonniePI]

She has got to be the most intelligent rapper of all time.

[dodge_walks]

This channel is abso-feckin-lutely superb!

[MargueriteMartinet]

Holy shit, you included lines from "Daddy", my favorite of Plath's poems

[dyxifltline]

You are impressive. Spittin out Sylvia Plath rhymes and just killing it. Damn.