Adrienne Rich

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activist essayist feminist theorist human poet

Adrienne Rich was a prominent American poet, essayist, and feminist theorist known for her politically engaged, formally innovative work on gender, power, and social justice.

Aliases (1)

Adrienne Cecile Rich ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	activist → essayist → feminist theorist → human → poet →
awardReceived	Bollingen Prize in Poetry → MacArthur Fellowship → National Book Award for Poetry → National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry → Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize →
causeOfDeath	rheumatoid arthritis complications →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1929-05-16 →
dateOfDeath	2012-03-27 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Radcliffe College →
ethnicGroup	Jewish American →
familyName	Rich →
fullName	Adrienne Cecile Rich →
genre	essay → feminist theory → poetry →
givenName	Adrienne →
knownFor	feminist literary criticism → politically engaged poetry → theorizing compulsory heterosexuality →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	lesbian feminism → radical feminism → second-wave feminism →
notableWork	An Atlas of the Difficult World → Blood, Bread, and Poetry → Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence → Diving into the Wreck → Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution → On Lies, Secrets, and Silence → The Dream of a Common Language →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	essayist → feminist theorist → poet → teacher →
partner	Michelle Cliff →
placeOfBirth	Baltimore, Maryland, United States →
placeOfDeath	Santa Cruz, California, United States →
politicalIdeology	feminism → socialism →
religion	Judaism →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Alfred Haskell Conrad →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adrienne Rich ("Adrienne Cecile Rich") →	fullName
Sylvia Plath →	hasInfluenced
Confessional poetry →	hasKeyFigure
National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters →	notableRecipient