Adrienne Cecile Rich was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was credited with bringing "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse."
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The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet. Go to Quote / Comment
I am a feminist because I feel endangered, psychically and physically, by this society and because I believe that the women's movement is saying that we have come to an edge of history when men - insofar as they are embodiments of the patriarchical i Go to Quote / Comment
... there is no way of measuring the damage to a society when a whole texture of humanity is kept from realizing its own power, when the woman... Go to Quote / Comment
Only to have a grief equal to all these tears! Go to Quote / Comment
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand. Go to Quote / Comment