Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry

Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry
Adrienne Rich

introduction: Sandra M. Gilbert

352 pages

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Demonstrating the lasting brilliance of her voice and her prophetic vision, Essential Essays showcases Adrienne Rich’s singular ability to unite the political, personal, and poetical. The essays selected here by feminist scholar Sandra M. Gilbert range from the 1960s to 2006, emphasizing Rich’s lifelong intellectual engagement and fearless prose exploration of feminism, social justice, poetry, race, homosexuality, and identity.