Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“Hummingbird
stay for a fractional sharp
sweetness, and’s gone, can’t take
more than that.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“—fur-petalled chrysanthemum,
squirrel-killer—
is a metaphor only if I
force him to be one....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“For this, then,
that slanting
line was left, that crack, the pane
never replaced.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Grief, have I denied thee?
Grief, I have denied thee.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Ugly look, close to tears, on a man’s face
hath compassion
no name for it?”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)