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bluelilyblue's review
5.0
in a world almost archaic
so precious by this time
that merely to step in pure water
or stare into clean air
is to feel a spasm of pain.
a post-apocalyptic tremor running through this collection, and through me reading it. sublime. soul-sinking, anger-inciting. healing. i love adrienne rich.
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I felt myself transported to another place in these poems.
one to come back to
one to come back to
aubreykdavis's review against another edition
5.0
night after night
awake in prison, my mind
licked at the mattress like a flame
till the cellblock went up roaring
Thoreau setting fire to the woods
Every act of becoming conscious
(It says here in this book)
Is an unnatural act
These are poems of intelligence, hopelessness, and stunning beauty. They ask questions, scatter answers, and admit they do not know. Any woman frustrated by the lonely way of things, the way she gives or has given what has been demanded of her, will find a companion in these verses.
awake in prison, my mind
licked at the mattress like a flame
till the cellblock went up roaring
Thoreau setting fire to the woods
Every act of becoming conscious
(It says here in this book)
Is an unnatural act
These are poems of intelligence, hopelessness, and stunning beauty. They ask questions, scatter answers, and admit they do not know. Any woman frustrated by the lonely way of things, the way she gives or has given what has been demanded of her, will find a companion in these verses.
mgouker's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this poetry so much. Adrienne Rich has a brilliant voice. The imagery is often intense. The emotion always is.
audioandereadergrrly's review against another edition
5.0
I rated this book 5 stars because each poem is insightful in its own way with metaphors and descriptions that are both mystical and easy to understand. Adrienne Rich also writes many poems of feminism and the harmful patriarchy; this book thus becomes a safe place for women. This is a book of poetry about a woman understanding both women and men.