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What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics (Expanded Edition)
What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics (Expanded Edition) | Adrienne Rich
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America's enduring poet of conscience reflects on the proven and potential role of poetry in contemporary politics and life. Through journals, letters, dreams, and close readings of the work of many poets, Adrienne Rich reflects on how poetry and politics enter and impinge on American life. This expanded edition includes a new preface by the author as well as her post-9/11 "Six Meditations in Place of a Lecture."
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Leftcoastzen
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#OppositeDay #Lost I read this a long time ago , I remember her essays to be as good as her poetry.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚❤️📚 4y
WomanistBibliophile I love her essays so much! ✨ 4y
SamAnne I only recently got around to diving into some of her essays and I agree! Stacking. 4y
TheKidUpstairs Stacked! 4y
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Leftcoastzen
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#essays #NoteworthyNovember Published in 1993 (above a newer edition with an additional essay) after the demise of the Cold War. I was very moved by this book when it came out , though times have changed most of the issues of race , class , what informs ones writing, & where the personal and political intersect have not changed all that much.She was born in 1929 and longed for writing that included all races ,classes ,& orientations.Great poet!

Booksnchill I love her poetry and got a signed edition several years ago at the Southern Festival of Books 7y
Leftcoastzen @Booksnchill Oh, that‘s wonderful! 7y
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"What does 'the personal is political' even mean?" Answer: this entire book, mantra embodied. Seriously. A perennial re-read to remind us how vital & necessary raw poetry can be. Whenever lit reading/critiquing starts to feel too detached, Rich reignites! (Let's be honest: true of all her work!)