Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“‘It’s alright—there are many
avenues, many corridors of the soul
that are dark also.
Shalom.’”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“... transform
into our flesh our
deaths, crossing the street, plum, quince,
living in the orchard and being
hungry, and plucking
the fruit.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“a spring night entered
my mind through the tight-closed window....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Live
in thy fingertips and in thy
hair’s rising; hunger
be thine, food
be thine and what wine
will not shrivel thee.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“That sound, everywhere about us, of the sea—
the tree among its tresses has always heard it,
and the horse dips his black body in the sound
stretching his neck as if towards drinking water ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)