Arts of the Possible (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
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- Author: Adrienne Rich
- First Published: 2001
- Type of Work: Essays
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays
- Subjects: Homosexuality or homosexuals, Authors or writers, Literature, Poetry or poets, Feminism, Lesbianism or lesbians, Jews or Jewish life, Women, Aesthetics
In the foreword to her book Arts of the Possible, distinguished poet Adrienne Rich reflects on the fifty years she has been writing poetry, calling herself the “poet of oppositional imagination.” She notes that her book is for people interested in imagination and “wider horizons,” not the quotidian details of daily life or the strictly personal concerns of much contemporary poetry. Indeed, for more than four decades, Rich has challenged readers and students to expand their horizons, offering alternative ways of viewing culture and life. Arts of the Possible...
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