Adrienne Rich declines the National Medal of Arts, 1997 by brainpicker published on 2013-05-13T01:49:20Z The celebrated poet reads the seminal letter of political protest, in which she became the first and only person to date to refuse the highest honor bestowed upon an artist on behalf of the people. Background and discussion: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/16/adrienne-rich-national-medal-of-arts-letter/ Genre Reading