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This chapter describes Sylvia Plath’s struggle with writing during the black lethal weeks of late July and early August 1957, when she could not write and feared a pregnancy would disrupt her plans. It considers the period as a challenging time for Sylvia, reminiscent of the summer of her suicide and was compounded by the disappointment of her book not being chosen for the Yale Younger Poets series. The chapter highlights Sylvia’s frustration with her earlier poems, which she felt were no longer up to her standards, and her self-critical view of her gift compared to Ted Hughes’s. Sylvia vowed to carry on despite her doubts, and Ted, indifferent to flashy success, remained supportive. The chapter also reveals Ted’s determination that their time in America would be a temporary expedition.