Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“hair and hide
a sacrifice of blood and flowers
on his altar
if any worshipper
kneel or not.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Sixteen. Her breasts
round, round, and
dark-nippled
who now these two months long
is bones and tatters of flesh in earth.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The screendoor whines, clacks
shut.——— My thoughts crackle
with seaweed-seething diminishing
flickers of phosphorus.”
—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)
“To leave the open fields
and enter the forest,
...
that was the rite.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)