| Poems 1972-1982 Contributor(s): Levertov, Denise (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811214699 ISBN-13: 9780811214698 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2001 Annotation: Three of Levertov's classic volumes are now available in a single edition. Included here are: "The Freeing of the Dust; Life in the Forest; " and "Candles in Babylon". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 00066424 |
| Series: New Directions Paperbook |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.21" W x 7.96" (0.65 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three of Denise Levertov's classic volumes, now available in a single edition. Here gathered for the first time in a single edition are three of Denise Levertov's finest books: The Freeing of the Dust (1975), Life in the Forest (1978), and Candles in Babylon (1982). This new compilationbeginning where Denise Levertov's Poems 1968-1972 left offtestifies not only to Levertov's technical mastery, but also to her spiritual vision, especially in regard to the Vietnam War. Some of Levertov's best war poems, the result of her visit to North Vietnam in 1972, are contained in this marvelous collection. Poems 1972-1982 enables readers to observe a crucial phase in Levertov's poetic development. At the same time, it illuminates Robert Creeley's assessment that she was a constantly defining presence in the world we shared, a remarkable and transforming poet for all of us. |
Contributor Bio(s): Levertov, Denise: - Denise Levertov (1923-1997) was a British born American poet. She wrote and published 20 books of poetry, criticism, translations. She also edited several anthologies. Among her many awards and honors, she received the Shelley Memorial Award, the Robert Frost Medal, the Lenore Marshall Prize, the Lannan Award, a grant from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. |