Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“Poems stirred
into paper coffee-cups, eaten
with petals on rye in the
sun—the cold shadows in back,
and the traffic grinding the
borders of spring ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Each part
of speech a spark
awaiting redemption, each
a virtue, a power
in abeyance....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“a
turbulent moon-ridden girl
or old woman, or both,
dressed in opals and rags, feathers
and torn taffeta,
who knows strange songs....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“a spring night entered
my mind through the tight-closed window....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Like dogs in Mexico,
furless, sore, misshapen,
arrives from laborious nowhere
Agony.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)