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Adrienne Rich Quotes

Adrienne Rich quotes

American Poet May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012

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Adrienne Rich quote: "For now, poetry has the capacity - in its own ways and by its..."
For now, poetry has the capacity - in its own ways and by its own means - to remind us of something we are forbidden to see. Adrienne Rich
and I ask myself and you, which of our visions will claim uswhich will we claimhow will we go on livinghow will we touch, what will we knowwhat will we say to each other. Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "I've had to guess at her, sewing her skin together as I sew..."
I've had to guess at her, sewing her skin together as I sew mine, though with a different stitch Adrienne Rich
I came to explore the wreck. The words are purposes...are maps...I came to see the damage that was done and the treasures that prevail Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "When I talk of taking a trip I mean forever."
When I talk of taking a trip I mean forever. Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility..."
When a woman tells the truth she is creating the possibility for more truth around her. Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "...you look at me like an emergency"
...you look at me like an emergency Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "There is no 'the truth,' 'a truth'--truth is not one thing, or..."
There is no 'the truth,' 'a truth'--truth is not one thing, or even a system. It is an increasing complexity. Adrienne Rich
A revolutionary poem will not tell you who or when to kill, what and when to burn, or even how to theorize. It reminds you... where and when and how you are living and might live, it is a wick of desire. Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and..."
There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors. Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "These scars bear witness but whether to repair or to..."
These scars bear witness but whether to repair or to destruction I no longer know. Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "To do something very common, in my own way."
To do something very common, in my own way. Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "I keep coming back to you in my head, but you couldn't know..."
I keep coming back to you in my head, but you couldn't know that, and I have no carbons. Adrienne Rich
The longer I live the more I mistrusttheatricality, the false glamour castby performance, the more I know its poverty besidethe truths we are salvaging fromthe splitting-open of our lives.-from "Transcendental Etude Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich quote: "The password is a flicker of an eyelash."
The password is a flicker of an eyelash. Adrienne Rich

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