Ariel (book) - Contents (1965 Version)

Contents (1965 Version)

Poems marked with an * were not in Plath's original manuscript, but were added by Ted Hughes. Most of them date from the last few weeks of Plath's life.

1. Morning Song
2. The Couriers
3. Sheep in Fog *
4. The Applicant
5. Lady Lazarus
6. Tulips
7. Cut
8. Elm
9. The Night Dances
10. Poppies in October
11. Berck-Plage
12. Ariel
13. Death & Co.
14. Lesbos - (This poem is censored in some conservative publications)
15. Nick and the Candlestick
16. Gulliver
17. Getting There
18. Medusa
19. The Moon and the Yew Tree
20. A Birthday Present
21. Mary's Song * (only in US version)
22. Letter in November
23. The Rival
24. Daddy
25. You're
26. Fever 103°
27. The Bee Meeting
28. The Arrival of the Bee Box
29. Stings
30. The Swarm * (only in US version)
31. Wintering
32. The Hanging Man *
33. Little Fugue *
34. Years *
35. The Munich Mannequins
36. Totem *
37. Paralytic *
38. Balloons *
39. Poppies in July *
40. Kindness *
41. Contusion *
42. Edge *
43. Words *