March 28th, 2012 / 5:34 pm
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RIP Adrienne Rich

Adrienne Rich, a pioneering feminist poet and essayist who challenged what she considered to be the myths of the American dream, has died. She was 82.

6 Comments

  1. March 28th, 2012 / 8:13 pm deadgod—
  2. March 28th, 2012 / 8:28 pm rauss—

      Yikes–for years now I’ve been thinking to myself, Rich won’t live forever; sadly, the day has come–noooooooooooooooooooo!

  3. March 28th, 2012 / 9:11 pm A D Jameson—

      Very sorry to hear that. RIP.

  4. March 28th, 2012 / 9:17 pm lily hoang—

      This makes me very sad.

  5. March 28th, 2012 / 10:58 pm mimi—

      Of Woman Born, which I read in the daze of the months just after the birth of my first child (and when at times I thought I might never read ever again!) just floored me. So Rich.
      RIP

  6. March 29th, 2012 / 4:23 am Vomithelmet McGee—

      ahhhhh this is heavy…she is one of the first poets I ever loved