Denise Levertov

Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.

Read more about Denise Levertov:  Early Life and Influences, Later Life and Work, Political Poetry, Religious Influences, Accomplishments

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    But dread
    was in her, a bloodbeat, it was against the rolling dark
    oncoming river she raised bulwarks....
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    We plunge
    O dark river!
    towards each other
    into that element
    a deep fall,
    the eyes closing as if forever....
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    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)

    Well
    could I go
    on one wing,
    the white one?
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    a
    turbulent moon-ridden girl
    or old woman, or both,
    dressed in opals and rags, feathers
    and torn taffeta,
    who knows strange songs....
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)