Denise Levertov Biography

Denise Levertov biography

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NAME: Denise Levertov
OCCUPATION: Anti-War Activist, Poet
BIRTH DATE: October 24, 1923
DEATH DATE: December 20, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ilford, England
PLACE OF DEATH: Seattle, Washington

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Denise Levertov was an English-born poet, essayist and political activist who wrote matter-of-fact verse on both personal and political themes.

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Denise Levertov was linked to the poets of the Black Mountain school, and she cited the spare, clear work of William Carlos Williams as a big influence on her style. She avoided the use of metaphor and allusion, preferring instead the immediate description of objects, perceptions and feelings in the rhythms of ordinary speech, as seen in such works as Here and Now and Overland to the Islands.