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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    ... pushing
    shadows of unknown
    objects across and
    away and
    half across the
    sidewalks, arhythmic.
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    Willows last to relinquish a leaf,
    curious, patient, lion-headed, tense
    with energy, watching
    the serene cold through a curtain
    of tarnished strands.
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    the plump of my belly, the
    hollow of your
    groin, as a constellation,
    how it leans from earth to
    dawn in a gesture of
    play....
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    the bird in the poplar tree
    dreaming, his head
    tucked into
    far-and-near exile under his wing ...
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    The house-snake dwells here still
    under the threshold
    but for months I have not seen it
    nor its young, the inheritors.
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)