Rich’s work has achieved international recognition and has been translated into German, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Hebrew, Greek, Italian, and Japanese. Over the last forty years she has published more than sixteen volumes of poetry and four books of nonfiction prose. One of our country’s most distinguished poets, Adrienne Rich was born in Baltimore in 1929. The affirmation and the occasional moments of pure joy in these poems are quiet but fully earned."-Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review They demand belief, and it is a measure of her success as a poet that most of the time they get it. "Rich's poems do not demand the willing suspension of disbelief. I’ve always admired Rich for the beauty of her language, for her honest self-reflection, and for combining all of that with a probing social consciousness. In her musings on the work of Marie Curie, Rich reminds us that our wounds often come from the same source as our power. Rich’s poem, ‘Power,’ is a favorite of mine. Poetry demonstrates the power of language, and so much of law works through language. I also chose a book of poetry by Adrienne Rich, as I am a huge fan of poetry and she is one of my favorite poets.
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