Adrienne Rich: The Moment of ChangeBloomsbury Academic, 2004 M05 30 - 296 pages Although best known as a poet, Adrienne Rich is a versatile critic and a gifted writer of nonfiction and critical theory. Writing in the oracular tradition of Whitman and Dickinson, she affirms the will to change as an enduring commitment in her life and poetry.One of America's most outspoken literary figures, her courage in speaking out against injustice in the United States and worldwide has earned her the kind of international political following few American poets enjoy. This book is a much-needed comprehensive study of her life and career. It covers the full progression of her poetry from the beginning through her most recent work. In doing so, it clarifies her entire poetic output and illuminates her concepts of nation, the female body, power, and women's sexuality. |
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... language in the universe " ( WC 14 ) . Speaking in the voice of Caroline Herschel in the last stanza , she renders the astronomer's search in language that reveals her professional posi- tion - direct path - writing her poetry . The ...
... language , likewise , to its essence , to reduce words to clear unshadowed counter , bone black on the white page ... language , a language she still needs to use to talk to " you " ( WC 16 ) . Here she opens what will be a continuing ...
... Language , a radical progression from Diving into the Wreck , is the dream that all might communicate directly in this way , sharing in and speaking a common language of caring and concern for one another . All can speak this language ...
Contents
Deliberate Detachment and Conscious Craft | 9 |
Eruptions of the Female Psyche | 39 |
New Poetry Enters the World | 71 |
Copyright | |
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