Levertov

Famous quotes containing the word levertov:

    The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has kinetic force, it sets in motion ... [ellipsis in source] elements in the reader that would otherwise be stagnant.
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    Seeing the locus of joy as the gate
    of a city, or as a lych-gate ...
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    It was reported their singing resembled
    the flight of moths in moonlight.
    Who can say? It is silent now.
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)