The Slicks: On Sylvia Plath and Taylor SwiftAuthor: Maggie Nelson A keen, ardent celebration of unbridled female ambition in the work of Taylor Swift and Sylvia Plath. In The Slicks, Maggie Nelson positions culture dominating pop superstar Taylor Swift and feminist cult icon Sylvia Plath as twin hosts of the female urge toward wanting hard, working hard, and pouring forthand as twinned targets of patriarchys ancient urge to disparage, trivialize, and discipline creative work by women rooted in