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Starred Review on May 15, 2016 | Arts and Humanities
Over the six decades of her writing career, Rich (1929–2012) published a new collection nearly every four years, yet the size of this anthology is surprising for not only its quantity but also for the unflagging quality of its craft and vision. An outspoken feminist and political activist, Rich refused to compromise or silence herself in "the purposeless exchange/ of consciousness for the absence/ of pain," and though her p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More