Denise Levertov (October 24, 1923 – December 20, 1997) was a British-born American poet.
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Famous quotes by denise levertov:
“Not fear
but a stirring
of wonder makes me
catch my breath when I feel
the tug of it when I thought
it had loosened itself and gone.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Live
in thy fingertips and in thy
hair’s rising; hunger
be thine, food
be thine and what wine
will not shrivel thee.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Nothing
is ever enough. Images
split the truth
in fractions.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The blood we give the dead to drink
is deeds we do at the will of the dead spirits in us,
not our own live will.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“The fire in leaf and grass
so green it seems
each summer the last summer.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)