Poet Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012) reads selections of her work. Most of the poems read are from her book The will to change (W.W. Norton, 1971). Rich reads the following poems: Planetarium, I dream I'm the death of Orpheus, Letters: March 1969, Our whole life, Shooting script (excerpts), Trying to talk with a man, The mirror in which two are seen as one, The stranger, and Diving into the wreck. Produced by Mimi Weisbord Anderson.

This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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