Adrienne Rich is a poet, nonfiction writer and feminist icon. Her poetry and prose are taught in literature, creative writing, and gender and gay studies courses across the country and abroad. In 2006, she was awarded the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation "…in recognition of her incomparable influence and achievement as a poet and nonfiction writer. For more than fifty years, her eloquent and visionary writings have shaped the world of poetry as well as feminist and political thought." She is the author of more than sixteen volumes of poetry.The 2008 Goldtrap Lecture.
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- Creative Writing Program
- English / Goldtrap Lecture Fund
- English Club
- George Gund Fund
- LAS Miller Lecture Fund
- Margaret Sloss Women's Center
- Women's Studies Program
- YWCA Ames-ISU
- Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)
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