Memorial Page for Adrienne Rich
American poet, essayist and feminist
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Biography
Adrienne Rich (* May 16, 1929 in Baltimore; † March 27, 2012 in Santa Cruz) was an american poet, essayist and feminist. She was 82 years old. She was married to Alfred Haskell Conrad. Her education included Radcliffe College and Harvard University. She received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program. Her cause of death was rheumatoid arthritis.
Life Events
13 EventsBorn in Baltimore, Maryland
1929Guggenheim Fellowship
1952Married Alfred Haskell Conrad
1953Columbia University
1967until 1969
National Book Award
1974Diving into the Wreck
Cornell University
1981until 1987
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
1986Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service
1991Poets' Prize
1992Robert Frost Medal
1992MacArthur Fellows Program
1994Bollingen Prize
2003Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County (rheumatoid arthritis)
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- Alfred Haskell Conrad
- Arnold Rice Rich
Adrienne Rich. Forever remembered.