Why Adrienne Rich Matters to Me

Reblogged from Waiting Outside of Parnassus:

Today I learned that one of my favorite poets, Adrienne Rich, has died. If you have not read her work you should do so now. I mean it, go read her poetry right now! “Diving into the Wreck” and “Aunt’s Jennifer’s Tigers” are two of my favorites, and every time I read them I feel, to quote Emily Dickinson, “as if the top of my head were taken off.” With her passing, I wanted to mention two of the ways, out of many, in which she has influenced me.

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It seems fitting to share this on the site today. Thanks, Jennifer for this blog post about Adrienne Rich.