Books : Blood, Bread, and Poetry: Selected Prose 1979-1985
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by: Adrienne Rich
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780393303971
ISBN: 0393303977
Label: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Manufacturer: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1
Publication Date: February 11, 1987
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd
Sales Rank: 1963394
Studio: W W Norton & Co Ltd
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Through a wide range of poetic pieces, Adrienne Rich explores in this collection the intricacies of being white, female, lesbian, Jewish, and a U.S. citizen, both at this time of her life and through the lens of her past.
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Rating:  - Read this book
This book, and all of Rich's books, are the kind you want to give to everyone you know. Thoroughly enriching. They should be read by all poets, thinkers, women,....and , yes, men too.
Rating: - Rich vs. Reaganism
"Blood, Bread, and Poetry: Selected Prose 1979-1985" brings together a thought-provoking collection of essays and speeches by Adrienne Rich. A prolific poet, Jewish woman, feminist, lesbian, political activist, and mother of three sons, Rich attempts to bring all of the pieces of herself into play as she confronts a host of intellectual, artistic, and ethical issues.
As the book's subtitle indicates, all of these pieces were written between 1979 and 1985, and thus the book as a whole serves ... Read More
Rating:  - Rich prose
Adrienne Rich's prose collection Blood, Bread and Poetry spans almost sixteen years of writing. Those who are familiar with Rich's poems will find themselves in familiar intellectual and emotional territories. While I enjoy Rich's poetry much more than her prose (who doesn't enjoy poetry more than prose), Blood,... still had a freshness of voice and language that was surprising for a book that tackles philosophical and political material. For those who are interested in really delving into Rich's poetry ... Read More
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