The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet. Adrienne Rich connectionfearforce Change image and share on social
The repossession by women of our bodies will bring far more essential change to human society than the seizing of the means of production by workers. Adrienne Rich bodybringchange Change image and share on social
The moment of change is the only poem. Adrienne Rich changemomentpoem Change image and share on social
The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival. Adrienne Rich battlecallousnesscheapen share on social
I keep coming back to you in my head, but you couldn't know that, and I have no carbons. Adrienne Rich backcarboncome Change image and share on social
They can rule the world while they can persuade us our pain belongs in some order is death by famine worse than death by suicide, than a life of famine and suicide? Adrienne Rich badlybelongdeath Change image and share on social
Pride is a tricky, glorious, double-edged feeling. Adrienne Rich doubleedgefelt Change image and share on social
Lying is done with words and also with silence. Adrienne Rich liesilenceword Change image and share on social
The worker can unionize, go out on strike; mothers are divided from each other in homes, tied to their children by compassionate bonds; our wildcat strikes have most often taken the form of physical or mental breakdown. Adrienne Rich bondbreakdownchild share on social
We might possess every technological resource... but if our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the old cycles, our process may be 'revolutionary' but not transformative. Adrienne Rich cyclefeltformless share on social