Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part F (2024)

The confessional poetry of Kamala Das, like that of Sylvia Plath and other American poets, has a therapeutic and cathartic effect on the readers as well as the poet herself. Her poetry is replete with a powerful force of catharsis and protest. She raises her confessional traits to the level of a specific universal appeal, and the confessional appeal as traced in the poetry of Sylvia Plath is universally appreciated. Sylvia Plath raises herself to a level recognized as both a confessional and feminist poet. Kamala Das is also ranked as an important confessional feminist poet in the Indian poetry in English. Confessional poetry is an attempt to reveal the facts or realities related to a poet. A confessional poet allows no barriers between his or her self and the direct, free and frank expression of his or her concealed facts and thoughts. Kamala Das is pre-eminently a confessional poet and at the same time a bold voice of feminine sensibility. They rebel against the conventions and restraints of society. This is meant to exploit womankind in the male-dominated society.