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A review by forgottensecret
Diving into the Wreck: Poems 1971-1972 by Adrienne Rich
3.0
Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) was an American poet, called 'one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century.' Like Richard Siken, she was also a recipient of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award, chosen at that time by W.H. Auden.
Diving into the Wreck is her seventh book of poetry and won her the National Book Award for Poetry in 1974. Although the latter sections grabbed me more, I did not connect much to Rich's poems. Simply put, for the most part, I could not pinpoint what they were saying. Or if I could, it was snippets and not the whole. Some beautiful images, but I was unable to hop on alongside the trains of thought that she steamed by on.
Diving into the Wreck is her seventh book of poetry and won her the National Book Award for Poetry in 1974. Although the latter sections grabbed me more, I did not connect much to Rich's poems. Simply put, for the most part, I could not pinpoint what they were saying. Or if I could, it was snippets and not the whole. Some beautiful images, but I was unable to hop on alongside the trains of thought that she steamed by on.