Quote by Adrienne Rich
Poetry is above all a concentration of the power of language, whic

Poetry is above all a concentration of the power of language, which is the power of our ultimate relationship to everything in the universe. – Adrienne Rich

Other quotes by Adrienne Rich

Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women. – Adrienne Rich

Category:
Women
Read Quote

The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet. – Adrienne Rich

Category:
Women
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Poetry
category

Everything is complicated if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore. – Wallace Stevens

Category:
Poetry

Poetry had far better imply things than preach them directly… in the open pulpit her voice grows hoarse and fails. – F. L. Lucas

Category:
Poetry

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. – Khalil Gibran

Category:
Poetry

A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times. – Randall Jarrell

Category:
Poetry

Random Quotes

Look how many millions of people are underemployed or have lost their jobs. The last thing Im going to do is play politics with their future. – Lindsey Graham

Category:
Future

For a long time I tried to manage an honesty and openness about my personal life because Im human and Im normal – well, semi-normal. – Johnny Depp

Category:
Time

A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake. – Alfred Hitchcock

Category:
movies

Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level. – Max L. Forman