I do not think [poetry] is more, or less, necessary than food, shelter, health, education, decent working conditions. … - Adrienne Rich - Quotesmemo.com

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Adrienne Rich

I do not think [poetry] is more, or less, necessary than food, shelter, health, education, decent working conditions. It is as necessary.

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Every poem breaks a silence that had to be overcome.

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The moment when a feeling enters the body
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A life I didn't choose chose me: even my tools are the wrong ones for what I have to do.

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