Relations of power, as I began to decipher them, have infused a great deal of my work over time-both poetry and prose. But poetry was where I could confront, perhaps transform, what I was experiencing and learning about the world. (Adrienne Rich)

Relations of power, as I began to decipher them, have infused a great deal of my work over time-both poetry and prose. But poetry was where I could confront, perhaps transform, what I was experiencing and learning about the world.

Adrienne Rich

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