Quotes by Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve

Explore a curated collection of 4 quotes by Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Tongue on your words to taste you thereCouldn’t   read what youhad never written therePlayed your message overfeeling ba — Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
Tongue on your words to taste you thereCouldn’t   read what youhad never written therePlayed your message overfeeling ba — Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
The I you know isn’t me, you said, truthtelling liarMy roots are not my chainsAnd I to you:   Whose hands have grownthro — Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
The I you know isn’t me, you said, truthtelling liarMy roots are not my chainsAnd I to you:   Whose hands have grownthro — Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
The dead” we say   as if speakingof “the people” whogave up on making historysimply to get throughSomething dense and nu — Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
The dead” we say   as if speakingof “the people” whogave up on making historysimply to get throughSomething dense and nu — Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
Victories turned inside outBut no surrenderCemeteries of remorseThe beaten champion sobbingGhosts move in to shield his — Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
Victories turned inside outBut no surrenderCemeteries of remorseThe beaten champion sobbingGhosts move in to shield his — Adrienne Rich, Tonight No Poetry Will Serve