![]() “The Freeing of the Dust”: The Revolution Hits Home (1970–1974) “Revolution or Death”: Living in the Movement (1966–1970) 10. “To Speak of Sorrow”: Levertov’s Emergence as a Social Poet (1963–1966) “The Poem Ascends”: Taking a Postion (1960–1963)Ĩ. “The True Artist”: Levertov’s Engagement with Tradition (1954–1960)ħ. “Dancing Edgeways”: Coming of Age as a Poet in the New World (1949–1955)Ħ. “Recoveries”: Abortion, Adventure, and Marriage (1947–1948) The Double Image: Apprenticeship during World War II (1939–1946)Ĥ. “When Anna Screamed”: Levertov’s Response to Nazi Oppression (1933–1939)ģ. “The Walls of the Garden, the First Light”: Beginnings (1923–1933)Ģ. ![]() What is the revolution I’m driven to name, to live in? Denise Levertov, from “Staying Alive” In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on Rolland Enviro100, a 100 post-consumer fiber paper that is FSC certified, deinked, processed chlorine-free, and manufactured with renewable biogas energy. Levertov, Denise, 1923–1997.-Political and social views. Includes bibliographical references and index. A poet’s revolution : the life of Denise Levertov / Donna Krolik Hollenberg. ![]() Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hollenberg, Donna Krolik. London, England ©2013 by The Regents of the University of California Grateful acknowledgment for permission to reproduce material is made to the Denise Levertov Literary Trust and co-trustees Paul A. For more information, visit University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Simpson Humanities Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation, which was established by a major gift from Barclay and Sharon Simpson.Ī Poet’s Revolution The Life of Denise Levertov Finally, Hollenberg shows how the spiritual dimension of Levertov’s poetry deepened toward the end of her life, so that her final volumes link lyric perception with political and religious commitment. The author chronicles Levertov’s role as a passionate social activist in volatile times and her importance as a teacher of writing. She charts Levertov’s early life in England as the daughter of a Russian Hasidic father and a Welsh mother, her experience as a nurse in London during WWII, her marriage to an American after the war, and her move to New York City where she became a major figure in the American poetry scene. Drawing on exhaustive archival research and interviews with 75 friends of Levertov, as well as on Levertov’s entire opus, Donna Krolik Hollenberg’s authoritative biography captures the full complexity of Levertov as both woman and artist, and the dynamic world she inhabited. 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.
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