num_pages: 62
description: "I came to explore the wreck. / The words are purposes. / The words are maps. / I came to see the damage that was done / and the treasures that prevail." These provocative poems move with the power of Rich's distinctive voice.
language: English
title: Diving Into the Wreck
titlecomplete: Diving Into the Wreck
genres: Classics, American, LGBT, Feminism, Fiction, Female Authors, Literature, Poetry, Queer, Womens
ratings_count: 8951
awards: awardedAt: 126259200000
name: National Book Award
category: Poetry
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company