The Collected Poems of Denise Levertov

ISBN: 0811237540

Author: Levertov, Denise

Condition: New

The landmark collected work of one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, now in paperback.How splendid and impressive to have a complete, clear, and unobstructed view of Denise Levertov. Covering more than six decades and including, chronologically, every poem she ever published, Levertovs Collected Poems presents her marvelous, groundbreaking work in full.Born in England, Denise Levertov emigrated in 1948 to the United States, where she was acclaimed by Kenneth Rexroth in The New York Times as the most subtly skillful poet of her generation, the most profound, the most modest, the most moving. A staunch anti-war activist and environmentalist, and the winner of the Robert Frost Medal, the Shelley Memorial Award, and the Lannan Prize, Denise Levertov inspired generations of writers. New Directions is proud to publish this landmark collected poems of one of the twentieth centurys greatest poets.