Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“Each part
of speech a spark
awaiting redemption, each
a virtue, a power
in abeyance....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“For this, then,
that slanting
line was left, that crack, the pane
never replaced.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Sixteen. Her breasts
round, round, and
dark-nippled
who now these two months long
is bones and tatters of flesh in earth.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The blood congealing
black
between the pleased fingers.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“a painful privacy
learning to live without words.
E.P. ‘It looks like dying’MWilliams: ‘I can’t
describe to you what has been
happening to me’—
H.D. ‘unable to speak.’”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)