Denise Levertov - Wikipedia
Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-born naturalised American poet. [3] She was heavily influenced by the Black Mountain poets and by the political context of the Vietnam War , which she explored in her poetry book The Freeing of the Dust .
Denise Levertov | The Poetry Foundation
During the course of a prolific career, Denise Levertov created a highly regarded body of poetry that reflected her beliefs as an artist and a humanist. Her work embraced a wide variety of genres and themes, including nature lyrics, love poems, protest poetry, and poetry inspired by her faith in …
About Denise Levertov - Academy of American Poets
She was poetry editor of The Nation in 1961 and from 1963 to 1965. During the 1960s, activism and feminism became prominent in her poetry. During this period, she produced one of her most memorable works of rage and sadness, The Sorrow Dance (New Directions, 1967), which encompassed her feelings toward the war and the death of her older sister.
Denise Levertov | Modernist Poet, Activist, Essayist | Britannica
2024年10月20日 · Denise Levertov was an English-born American poet, essayist, and political activist who wrote deceptively matter-of-fact verse on both personal and political themes. Levertov’s father was an immigrant Russian Jew who converted to Christianity, married a Welsh woman, and became an Anglican.
A Conversation with Denise Levertov - Image Journal
2023年10月20日 · Denise Levertov was born in England and came to the United States in 1948. She became known as one of the century’s most important poets and writers. Awards for her work included the Lenore Marshall Prize, the Robert Frost Medal, and the Lannan Prize.
The Collected Poems of Denise Levertov - Academy of …
The Collected Poems of Denise Levertov. Bringing together nearly fifty years of original work, this long-awaited volume is the definitive record of Levertov ’s contributions to American poetry in the twentieth century. Contained here are Levertov’s trademark antiwar poems, written in protest of the Vietnam War, in which “delicate Man ...
A Poet’s Revolution: The Life of Denise Levertov
2013年4月1日 · This first full-length biography of Anglo- American poet and activist Denise Levertov (1923-1997) brings to life one of the major voices of the second half of the twentieth century, when American poetry was a powerful influence worldwide. Drawing on exhaustive archival research and interviews with 75 friends of Levertov, as well as on Levertov ...
Levertov, Denise (1923-1997), poet - American National Biography
Levertov, Denise (24 October 1923–20 December 1997), poet, was born in Ilford, Essex, England, to Paul Levertoff and Beatrice Spooner-Jones Levertoff; as an adult she reverted to the traditional spelling of her surname.
Denise Levertov - Jewish Women's Archive
2021年6月23日 · The author of nineteen books of poetry as well as several books of essays and translations, Denise Levertov was a world-renowned poet. She was also a prominent political activist, particularly in the anti-war and environmental movements. Winner of several prizes, she inspired many younger writers.
A fearless voice: Denise Levertov | Commonweal Magazine
2004年6月14日 · As a poet, Denise Levertov, who died earlier this year at the age of seventy-four, actively sought knowledge and wisdom while trying to awaken a heightened consciousness of the rich, rewarding knowability of the world.