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

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The mothers battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival. – Adrienne Rich

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

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Women
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The repossession by women of our bodies will bring far more essential change to human society than the seizing of the means of production by workers. – Adrienne Rich

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I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation. – Anthony Hope

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Deep feeling doesnt make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help. – Thom Gunn

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I like poems that are little games. – Peter Davison

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A lot happens by accident in poetry. – Howard Nemerov

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