Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Sylvia Plath ( October 27 , 1932 â `` February 11 , 1963 ) was an American poet , novelist and short story writer .
Simplified: Sylvia Plath ( October 27 , 1932 â `` February 11 , 1963 ) was an American writer .