Adrienne Rich was the singular voice of her generation, bringing
discussions of gender, race, and class to the forefront of poetical
discourse. This generous selection from all nineteen of Rich's published
poetry volumes encompasses her best-known work--the clear-sighted and
passionate feminist poems of the 1970s, including "Diving into the
Wreck," "Planetarium," and "The Phenomenology of Anger"--and offers the
full range of her evolution as a poet. From poems leading up to her
feminist breakthrough through bold later work such as "North American
Time" and "Calle Visión," Selected Poems celebrates Rich's prophetic
vision as well as the inventiveness that shaped her enduring art.