Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“I hear
the tide turning. Last
eager wave over-
taken and pulled back
by first wave of the ebb.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“After mist has wrapped us again
in fine wool, may the taste of salt
recall to us the great depths about us.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The young elm that must be cut
because its roots push at the house wall
taps and scrapes my window
urgently but when I look round at it
remains still.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Do you mistake me?
I am speaking of living,
of moving from one moment into
the next, and into the
one after, breathing
death in the spring air....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“a spring night entered
my mind through the tight-closed window....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)