Diving Into the Wreck
In this reissue of her seventh volume of poetry, Adrienne Rich searches to reclaim—to discover—what has been forgotten, lost, or unexplored."I came to explore the wreck. / The words are purposes. / The words are maps. / I came to see the damage that was done / and the treasures that prevail."...
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In this reissue of her seventh volume of poetry, Adrienne Rich searches to reclaim—to discover—what has been forgotten, lost, or unexplored."I came to explore the wreck. / The words are purposes. / The words are maps. / I came to see the damage that was done / and the treasures that prevail." These provocative poems move with the power of Rich's distinctive voice.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393311631 (0393311635)
Publish date: August 17th 1994
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 72
Edition language: English
Rich's poetry contains many powerful images but it doesn't really flow together for me. Most of the poems seem to be image after image after image. Each one is interesting and vividly described but I need more of a connector or it just feels like a string of metaphors.
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