Of Woman Born

Adrienne Rich's influential and landmark investigation concerns both the experience and the institution of motherhood. The experience is her own—as a woman, a poet, a feminist, and a mother—but it is an experience determined by the institution, imposed on all women everywhere. She draws on personal materials, history, research, and literature to create a document of univer...

Adrienne Rich's influential and landmark investigation concerns both the experience and the institution of motherhood. The experience is her own—as a woman, a poet, a feminist, and a mother—but it is an experience determined by the institution, imposed on all women everywhere. She draws on personal materials, history, research, and literature to create a document of universal importance.

艾德丽安·里奇发表了至少十五本诗集以及三本散文集《谎言、秘密与沉默》、《血、面包与诗》、《那儿发现的一切：论诗歌谈政治的笔记》。她获奖无数，如“露丝·莉莉诗奖”、“浪达同志文学奖”、“美国国家图书奖”和美国诗歌协会的“弗罗斯特银质奖”她目前住在美国加利福尼亚。