Adrienne Rich – Matthew Hittinger

Adrienne Rich’s Poetry & Commitment

Posted on2007-10-09AuthorMatthew

Picked this up in City Lights over the weekend and read it on the plane home today. I was a bit disappointed by both her and the afterword by Mark. Not their best work on the subject of politics and poetry. Still this passage did stuck with me: “I hope never to idealize poetry–it has Read More …

On Sequences and Adrienne Rich’s Dream of a Common Language

Posted on2007-07-12AuthorMatthew

I’ve been thinking a lot about sequences lately, those who do them well, my penchant for writing a series or in groupings, as if to truly explore an idea I must sustain that energy over multiple attempts, approaching a topic or idea or obsession from multiple angles, exploring as many facets as possible. This is Read More …