Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“Among a hundred windows shining
dully in the vast side
of greater-than-palace number such-and-such
one burns
these several years, each night
as if the room within were aflame.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“I want to move deeper into today;
he keeps me from that work.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“But for us the road
unfurls itself, we count the
words in our pockets, we wonder
how it will be without them, we don’t
stop walking, we know
there is far to go....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“the shadow of a difference
falling between
note and note,
a hair’s breadth
defining them.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“In the black of desire
we rock and grunt, grunt and
shine”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)