Essays on Adrienne Rich

Analysis of Diving Into the Wreck There are many poems in today’s literature that are detailed and paint a picture for the reader. A poem that really stands out is Diving Into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich. Rich is a well known poet born 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland (Milne). She is a very influential poet…

            Adrienne Rich, in her article “Taking Women Students Seriously,” writes about “women as students and students as women” (Rich).  Her article begins with an anecdote about her own life and being a woman student.  She notes, excitedly, that she went to Radcliffe with the knowledge that she would soon have many great men as…

The United States provides our society with the undeniable right to learn. The right to higher education is not limited to the middle and upper classes; it allows the less privileged, minorities, as well as both sexes, to receive an equal education. Two arguments which present interesting views on higher education are bell hook s…

            Two poems penned by two powerful female voices who have made immense contributions in the literary world make very interesting and insightful study. Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” and Adrienne Rich’s “Diving Into the Wreck” are two remarkable poems that have striking similarities and differences.  In terms of type of poetry, “Daddy” is a  lyrical poem…