My first post of 2015 is also my first of a book of poetry, and I couldn’t have chosen a better one than “Tonight No Poetry Will Serve” by the renowned American poet, social activist and feminist Adrienne Rich. I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve never read any of Rich’s poetry before, and it took my youngest daughter Adrienne to introduce her to me. She is a revelation – her language is exquisite and painful, her anger fierce and authentic, her social conscience omnipresent. As […]
