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)
“The fire in leaf and grass
so green it seems
each summer the last summer.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“When my body leaves me
I’m lonesome for it.
but body
goes away to I don’t know where
and it’s lonesome to drift
above the space it
fills when it’s here.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“In the black of desire
we rock and grunt, grunt and
shine”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“first the cotyledon
then thickly the differentiated
true leaves of the seedlings ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)