Denise Levertov
1923
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1997
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: homeschooling
occupation: poet, translator, writer
award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Academy of American Poets Fellowship, Shelley Memorial Award
Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-born naturalised American poet. She was heavily influenced by the Black Mountain Poets and by the political context of the Vietnam War, which she explored in her poetry book The Freeing of the Dust. She was a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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