But, I want to talk about Adrienne Rich!
(photo thanks to http://quartzo-feldspato-mica.blogspot.c…)
Okay, so I was heartsick that we did not get to any of Adrienne Rich’s poems in yesterday’s class. She is a tour de force for women, for poetry, if ever there was one. And one of my heroines. Because of what she stands for, and because of the intimate and careful way in which she explores her craft. And, in my humble opinion, “21 Love Poems” are some of the most beautiful, complex, even periodically ambivalent or troubled, poems celebrating love (whether it be heterosexual or homosexual) of the recent past. That being said, I have a sort of emotional gushing of personal response to these poems, which I haven’t simmered down enough to put into words just yet. In the meantime, I recorded myself reading the first three ghost-sonnets of the cycle. I hope you enjoy them!
I am having some technical difficulties, as Wordpress will not allow me to imbed Imeem.com mp3 files. Therefore, I have linked here to my personal blog where you can listen to the poems. Sorry for the inconvenience! I will figure out this problem…
Click here to hear the recording of Adrienne Rich’s 21 Love Poems!
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