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Adrienne Rich
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![]() Rich in 1980
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Born | Adrienne Cecile Rich May 16, 1929 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
Died | March 27, 2012 Santa Cruz, California |
(aged 82)
Occupation | Poet, non-fiction writer, essayist |
Education | Radcliffe College |
Genre | Poetry, non-fiction |
Notable works | Diving Into the Wreck |
Notable awards | National Book Award 1974 Bollingen Prize 2010 |
Spouse | Alfred Haskell Conrad (1953-1970; his death; 3 children) |
Partner | Michelle Cliff (1976-2012) |
Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She received credit for bringing attention to the oppression of women and lesbians. She wrote many fiction and non-fiction books and many poetry.
Rich was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She died from rheumatoid arthritis in Santa Cruz, California at age eighty-two. At the time Rich lived with her partner Michelle Cliff.
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Rich (right), with writers Audre Lorde (left) and Meridel Le Sueur (middle) in Austin, Texas, 1980
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