 In 1968, she signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.Her collections from this period include "Necessities of Life" (1966), "Leaflets" (1969), and "The Will to Change" (1971), which reflect increasingly radical political content and interest in poetic form.From 1967 to 1969, Rich lectured at Swarthmore College and taught at Columbia University School of the Arts as an adjunct professor in the Writing Division.