Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“putting his hope in certain death, lowering
his head again to the grass.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“On the Times Square sidewalk
we shuffle along, cardboard signs
Stop the War
slung round our necks.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Something hangs in back of me,
I can’t see it, can’t move it.
I know it’s black,
a hump on my back.
It’s heavy. You
can’t see it.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Refuse them!
If we too miss out, don’t create our lives,
invent or deeds, do them, dance
a tune with our own feet,
we shall thirst in Hades,
in the blood of our children.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“For this, then,
that slanting
line was left, that crack, the pane
never replaced.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)