Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“Long after you have swung back
away from me
I think you are still with me....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Something is very gently,
invisibly, silently,
pulling at me a thread
or net of threads
finer than cobweb and as
elastic.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“After mist has wrapped us again
in fine wool, may the taste of salt
recall to us the great depths about us.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“A headless squirrel, some blood
oozing from the unevenly
chewed-off neck
lies in rainsweet grass
near the woodshed door.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The small sleek one wants to stop,
docile to the imploring soul of the trashbasket,
but the young tall curly one
wants to walk on; the glistening sidewalk
entices him to arcane happenings.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)