Reviews for Fact of a Doorframe: Selected Poems, 1950-2001

The average rating for Fact of a Doorframe: Selected Poems, 1950-2001 based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-04-21 00:00:00 Herbert Jacobi Rich pulls you into the depth of her sorrow like no one else I know. Beautiful and pure. Like all great poetry she should be read out loud. She was read in a park, in the car and home alone and every time she would bring me to that place that I needed to be. Which is exactly what poetry is for. I wouldn't suggest reading her on a daily basis. Such a plan would send you down the spiral of depression and hopelessness never to be seen again. and for the Texan: I don't how anyone could make a poem about an ice cream truck sad but she found a way.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-04-25 00:00:00 Dara Crockett You know, it's always difficult to check the box on a book of poetry that says that I "read" it. Can you ever really say that you're "done" with a poet like Adrienne Rich? I come back to this collection often for how clever it is--sharp words about soft subjects, like love and longing. My favorite poem of hers will always be "Storm Warnings," which you should Google on a rainy day. Focused on the 1970s--"Diving into the Wreck" may have given me an epigraph for my thesis! Unbelievably good.