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Denise Levertov



Denise Levertov (1923–1997) was a British American poet, essayist, and political activist. She is known for her matter-of-fact verse, her personal and political themes, her lyrical style, and her focus on the injustices of war.

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Candles in Babylon

Denise Levertov’s Candles in Babylon evinces both the inner strength gained by a life of social commitment and the quiet wisdom born of solitude.

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Something Extraordinary: Denise Levertov’s Perennial Appeal

In his elegy “In Memory of W. B. Yeats,” the British poet W. H. Auden says of the Irish poet, “He became his admirers.”

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Dana Greene on Poet Denise Levertov

Watch our October 24 interview at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC with biographer Dana Greene, author of "Denise Levertov: A Poet's Life." (University of Illinois Press, 2012).

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A Door in the Hive

Poems address such topics as paintings, music, landscapes, and the terror in El Salvador.

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Metaphor(m) in the Poetry of Denise Levertov; Line Endings Are Thresholds

It is evident that if central tropes are indeed operative in literature and art, then they must be discoverable in the careful examination of major poets and painters.

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Denise Levertov American by Choice

A consideration of the foreign-born contemporary American poet Denise Levertov, and the impact on her work of choosing to be an American poet.

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Sands of the Well

For the first time in paperback-Levertov's recent poetry, showing her at the height of her literary powers.

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Poetry Reading by Denise Levertov with an Introduction by George Starbuck - 15 May, 1968

Denise Levertov was a British-born American poet. Major themes of her poetry are politics and war.

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Selected Poems

Denise Levertov's Selected Poems delivers in a single accessible volume "one of the essential poets of our time" (Poetry Flash).

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Remembering Denise Levertov: A Conversation with Jan Wallace

Filmed at Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, Washington, July 10 2014. Screened as part of BREATHING THE WATER: A CELEBRATION OF DENISE LEVERTOV. April 27 - May 16, 2105 St Joseph Parish, Seattle.

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