Adrienne Rich's Radical Feminist Poetics with Special Reference to

Abstract

One of the most exciting new voices in American poetry and essays is Adrienne Cecile Rich (1929-2012). She is an accomplished writer in many genres and styles, from polemics to literary theory to dissent poetry. Poets like Rich speak for the voiceless by articulating their anguish. While her views on American history influence her poetry, so does her ideology. She thinks the feminism-inspired community of women would mark a turning point in U.S. history. She wants everyone, regardless of gender, race, or socioeconomic status, to be welcomed into the world. This paper analyses "Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law," a vital poem by Rich, which is a testimony of her radical feminist poetics.