Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“... asks what it’s too late to ask:
‘Where is my life? Where is my life?
What have I done with my life?’”
—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)
“... in pelt of gold enduring when all else
has let go all ornament ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“flex and reflex of claws
gently pricking through sweater to skin
gently sustains their own tune,
not mine. I-Thou, cat, I-Thou.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Then the bird
breaks with his beak the thread
of dream within him,
and the tree unrolls
the shadow that will guard it
throughout the day.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)