It was only in college, when I read a poem by Karl Shapiro … - Adrienne Rich

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It was only in college, when I read a poem by Karl Shapiro beginning "To hate the Negro and avoid the Jew/ is the curriculum," that it flashed on me that there was an untold side to my father's story of his student years.

Adrienne Rich

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Adrienne Rich (16 May 1929 - 27 March 2012) was an American feminist, poet, teacher, and writer.

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Alternative Names: Adrienne Cecile Rich • Adrienne Cécile Rich • Adrienne Riche • Adrienne C. Rich

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