Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“It is of stone.
A rosy stone that takes
a glowing tone of softness
only because behind it the sky is a doubtful, a doubting
night gray.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The authentic! I said
rising from the toilet seat.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Your head was
radiant in its emptiness,
a small clean room.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The ache of marriage:
thigh and tongue, beloved,
are heavy with it....”
—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)