Maternity, Mortality, and the Literature of Madness

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Adrienne Rich was the singular voice of her generation, bringing discussions of gender, race, and class to the forefront of poetical discourse. This generous selection from all nineteen of Rich＊s published poetry volumes encompasses her best-known work求the clear-sighted and passionate feminist poems of the 1970s, including ※Diving into the Wreck,§ ※Planetarium,§ and ※The Phenomenology of Anger§求and offers the full range of her evolution as a poet. From poems leading up to her feminist breakthrough through bold later work such as ※North American Time§ and ※Calle Visi車n,§
celebrates Rich＊s prophetic vision as well as the inventiveness that shaped her enduring art.