Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“Well
could I go
on one wing,
the white one?”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“He says the waves in the ship’s wake
are like stones rolling away.
I don’t see it that way.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Live
in thy fingertips and in thy
hair’s rising; hunger
be thine, food
be thine and what wine
will not shrivel thee.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Darling Death
shouted in his ear,
his ear made to record
the least, the most finespun
of worm-cries and
dragonfly-jubilations....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Take me or leave me, cries
Melody Grundy. I
like my face.
I am gaily alone.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)