Denise Levertov
Denise Levertov · Arts & Literature
American poet of the Black Mountain circle
1923, Ilford, Essex, England — 1997, Seattle, USA
United Kingdom · United States
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Denise Levertov was a British-born American poet associated with the Black Mountain circle, whose luminous, precise verse ranged from lyric meditation to anti-war and political engagement across more than twenty collections. Her father was a Russian Hasidic Jew who converted to Christianity and became an Anglican priest; she was of partial Jewish ancestry.
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American poet of the Black Mountain circle
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