Adrienne Rich
American poet, essayist and feminist (1929-2012) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 82
Adrienne Cecile Rich was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was credited with bringing "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse".
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Rich criticized the rigid identities that are sometimes created by feminism, called for feminism that is flexible and open to being transformed, and drew attention to the existing current of solidarity and creativity among women, which she named the "lesbian continuum."
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Louise GlückBoth received National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
W. H. AudenBoth received Bollingen Prize
Carl SandburgBoth received Robert Frost Medal
Ian McEwanBoth received Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
Sandra CisnerosBoth received Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
William Carlos WilliamsBoth received Bollingen Prize