Adrienne Rich

What is Found There

Through joumals, letters, dreams, memories, and close reading of the work of many poets, Adrienne Rich reflects on how poetry and politics enter and impinge on an American life.

"A prose work, but written in a poet's prose. . . . Simultaneously poetry anthology, social and cultural diagnosis, poet's creed . . . this is a book of wisdom. . . . It will be a different book for each reader—and more resonant with each rereading. . . . Evocative and moving." —Wendy Stallard Flory, New York Times Book Review

"Essential reading for writers and readers of poetry and for anyone interested in the current debates on arts and politics . . . and the spiritual and moral power of literature." —Robin Becker, Boston Globe

"The clear-eyed depth and the visionary stretch of these notes bespeak an irresistible, prophetic intelligence and a huge heart wrestling with the transformative power of poetry up against the needs of an emerging new world." —June Jordan

"What Is Found There will challenge, provoke, and illuminate anyone who cares about American culture." —Alicia Ostriker

"What Is Found There, Adrienne Rich's extraordinary new collection of prose meditations on the essential place of poetry in our lives and culture, reveals to us the power of the convergence of the engaged political life, the unwavering conscience, and the impassioned poetic imagination." —David St. John

"In her vision of warning and her celebration of life, Adrienne Rich is the Blake of American letters." —Nadine Gordimer