The Power of Adrienne Rich: A Biography by Hilary Holladay PRE-ORDER
Published 10th June 2025. Available for pre-order.
A major American writer, thinker, and activist, Adrienne Rich (1929–2012) reshaped the literary and political landscape of the 20th century. Beginning her career as a gifted, Radcliffe-educated lyric poet and conventional wife and mother, Rich underwent a radical transformation—becoming a pioneering lesbian-feminist and one of the most powerful voices for social justice, gender equality, and queer liberation in modern American letters.
In her bold break from the male-dominated literary establishment, Rich redefined what poetry and prose could do, making space for generations of women and LGBTQ+ writers to follow.
With access to a trove of previously unpublished materials - including personal correspondence and dozens of in-depth interviews - Hilary Holladay offers the most complete and nuanced portrait yet of this fearless icon. The Power of Adrienne Rich: A Biography captures Rich in all her complexity: artist and activist, intellectual and insurgent, a woman whose life and work continue to ignite minds and movements around the world.
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