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"We lie under the sheetafter making love, speakingof lonelinessrelieved in a bookrelived in a bookso on that pagethe clot and fissureof it appearswords of a manin paina naked wordentering the clota hand graspingthrough bars:deliveranceWhat happens between ushas happened for centurieswe know it from literaturestill it happenssexual jealousyoutflung handbeating beddryness of mouth after pantingthere are books that describe all thisand they are useless"

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About Adrienne Rich

Adrienne Rich was an American poet, essayist, and feminist thinker. Her work explored identity, politics, and social justice across several decades of modern American literature. She received major literary honors including the National Book Award.

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