Originally published by L.S. Media. March 30th 2012.
The worlds of poetry and feminist writing were in mourning this week as the news broke that that one of the finest and most deeply interesting poets of her generation, Adrienne Cecile Rich, had passed on at the age of 82.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 16th 1929, the American poet and essayist became one of the most widely read and influential poets of the 20th century and was credited with bringing “the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse.”