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Levertov

American  
[lev-er-tawf, -tof] / ˈlɛv ərˌtɔf, -ˌtɒf /

noun

  1. Denise, 1923–97, U.S. poet, born in England.


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“It’s an attack on an entire community,” Levertov said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021

Over the years, he sought outsiders and underground voices, and his little press gave early exposure to writers who would come to define a generation: Norman Mailer, Denise Levertov and, especially, the freewheeling Beats.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2021

No, in American poetry, politics was the domain of the few and the fearless, poets like Adrienne Rich or Denise Levertov, whose outsize conscience justified such risky behavior.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2018

Some works are directly related to the writers in the group, which included Denise Levertov, Jack Spicer, Michael McClure, Robert Creeley and Jack Olson.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2014

Lines from Robert Browing, Langston Hughes, Denise Levertov and Sean O'Brien poems were also selected from the public nominations.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2011

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