Denise Levertov

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Denise Levertov was a British-born American poet known for her lyrical, politically engaged work and her association with mid-20th-century avant-garde and postmodern poetry movements.

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Denise Levertov canonical 6
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Priscilla Denise Levertov 1

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instanceOf literary translator
person
poet
writer
awardReceived Lannan Literary Award for Poetry
Robert Frost Medal
causeOfDeath lymphoma
citizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
convertedTo Roman Catholicism
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1923-10-24
dateOfDeath 1997-12-20
educatedAt home schooling
ethnicOrigin Jewish
familyName Denise Levertov self-linksurface differs
surface form: Levertov
father Paul Levertoff
fullName Denise Levertov self-linksurface differs
surface form: Priscilla Denise Levertov
genre lyric poetry
political poetry
religious poetry
givenName Denise
Priscilla
influenced contemporary American poets
influencedBy Ezra Pound
T. S. Eliot
William Carlos Williams
languageOfWorkOrName English
mother Beatrice Adelaide Spooner-Jones
movement American avant-garde poetry
Black Mountain poets
confessional poetry
postmodern poetry
notableFor anti–Vietnam War activism
lyrical style
politically engaged poetry
notableWork Breathing the Water
Candles in Babylon
Evening Train
O Taste and See
Oblique Prayers
The Double Image
The Freeing of the Dust
Jacob's ladder
surface form: The Jacob’s Ladder

The Sorrow Dance
To Stay Alive
With Eyes at the Back of Our Heads
occupation essayist
poet
teacher
placeOfBirth Ilford, Essex, England
placeOfDeath Seattle, Washington, United States
religion Christianity
residence Boston, Massachusetts
New York City
Seattle, Washington, United States
surface form: Seattle, Washington
spouse Mitchell Goodman
taughtAt Brandeis University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
surface form: MIT

Stanford University
Tufts University Medford/Somerville campus
surface form: Tufts University

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San Francisco Renaissance hasParticipant Denise Levertov
Black Mountain poets hasMember Denise Levertov
Denise Levertov fullName Denise Levertov self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Priscilla Denise Levertov
Denise Levertov familyName Denise Levertov self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Levertov
Projective Verse influenced Denise Levertov
Charles Olson influenced Denise Levertov
Shelley Memorial Award notableRecipient Denise Levertov