Poet
Adrienne Rich
Diving into the Wreck, and a refusal of the National Medal of Arts.
Adrienne Cecile Rich was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was credited with bringing "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse". Rich criticized the rigid identities that are sometimes created by feminism, called for feminism that is flexible and open to being transformed, and drew attention to the existing current of solidarity and creativity among women, which she named the "lesbian continuum."
- Born
- 1929-05-16, Baltimore, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 2012-03-27, Santa Cruz, USAA Tuesday, aged 82
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1929-05-16, Baltimore, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 25°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 5°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 17°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 22°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 1°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 23°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 29°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 9°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 28°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 16°38′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2012-03-27, Santa Cruz, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 7°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 4°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 26°33′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 23°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 5°36′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 12°23′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 27°35′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 4°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 1°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 9°30′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Adrienne Rich was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.