(Photo by Lilian Kemp) One of this country’s most distinguished poets, ADRIENNE RICH has received numerous awards, most recently the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lives in California. In Spring 2009, W. W. Norton will publish her newest work, A Human Eye: Essays on Art in Society, 1996-2008. She recommends: Music Quickens Time by Daniel Barenboim (Verso) Oceania: A Sheaf of Poems by James Scully (Azul Editions) Winners Have Yet to Be Announced: A Song for Donny Hathaway by Ed Pavlic (University of Georgia Press)

(Photo by Lilian Kemp)

One of this country’s most distinguished poets, ADRIENNE RICH has received numerous awards, most recently the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lives in California. In Spring 2009, W. W. Norton will publish her newest work, A Human Eye: Essays on Art in Society, 1996-2008. She recommends:

  • Music Quickens Time by Daniel Barenboim (Verso)
  • Oceania: A Sheaf of Poems by James Scully (Azul Editions)
  • Winners Have Yet to Be Announced: A Song for Donny Hathaway by Ed Pavlic (University of Georgia Press)