Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: authors Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde in conversation (Production reel)

    Production reel (excerpts) from a conversation between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich and reading from Adrienne Rich, date and location unknown.  Parts of this recording (not neccesarily these excerpts) were likely used for the April 14, 1982 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer for April 14, 1982, produced by Donna Allegra.

  • Adrienne Rich reading her poetry at the Women’s Experimental Theater

    Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) reads her poetry at Women’s Experimental Theater in New York City. Sondra Segal comments on the Theater’s play “The Daughter’s Cycle” and the current theme, “Woman’s Body and Other Natural Resources.” Clare Coss introduces Rich. Rich reads from her current book of poetry, “A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far: Poems…

  • Adrienne Rich: an interview and reading / interview by Susan Howe (Part 2 only)

    Poet Adrienne Rich (1929 – 2012) is interviewed by Susan Howe and reads from her book of poetry, “Dream of a Common Language.” The program was funded by a grant from National Endowment for the Arts. Produced by Susan Howe and recorded by Camilla Kirby. Archives only has part 2 of 2. Note: End credits…

  • Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, and Kate Millett

    Poetry readings by Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde, recorded at St. Peter’s Church in New York City, March 7, 1979, and a talk by Kate Millett recorded at Judson Memorial Church, May 4th, 1979. Poems read by Rich include: 2:21–“For Julian in Nebraska”, 5:32–“The Image” (1976 trip to Crete), 13:20–“Spring 1979” (unfinished poem). Poems read…

  • Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, and Kate Millett (Part 2 of 2)

    This reel (Part 2 of 2) continues a talk by Kate Millet about her visit to Iran and the March 8 International Women’s Day March protest against the Shah’s corrupt government that she experienced. Millett’s comments from the Judson Memorial Church on May 4th.

  • Adrienne Rich reading her poetry

    Adrienne Rich reads and comments on her poems at the First Unitarian Church in San Francisco, CA on April 25, 1974. The reading was sponsored by the Poetry Center of San Francisco. She is introduced by Kathy (her last name is not given). She begins with poems from her book “Diving into the Wreck” (published…

  • Women and the world in the 1980s: January 22, 1982

    Blanche Cook interviews writer Adrienne Rich (1929-2012), who reads poems from her newly published book A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far (W.W. Norton, 1982).

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: December 23, 1981

    Aircheck of The Velvet Sledgehammer from December 23, 1981. Hosted and produced by Judy Pasternak. Today’s episode about women and work. The first segment is Mirror Image “reflections of working women past, present and future” by BJ Kling about Artemisia, the 4th-century Persian admiral, and her 20th century counterpart Roxanna Schuchman, first woman member of…

  • Adrienne Rich reads from Susan Griffin’s “Woman and Nature”

    Adrienne Rich (1928 – 2012), poet and author, reads excerpts from Susan Griffin’s Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her (New York: Harper & Row, 1978), a book she introduces as being “essential reading.” She reads first from the book’s introduction, which speaks on the subject of challenging the prevailing androcentric world view. In the…

  • Adrienne Rich (Episode 2 of 4)

    Poet Adrienne Rich (1929 – 2012) reads selections from her own works, “Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law” (first pub. 1962, re-printed by W.W. Norton, 1967) and “Necessities of Life” (published 1966). Poems read include: Snapshots of a daughter-in-law, Antinous: the diaries, Novella, The corpse plant, After dark, and Halfway. Produced by Mimi Weisbord Anderson.