Denise Levertov | |
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| Born | Priscilla Denise Levertoff[1] 24 October 1923 Ilford, Essex, England |
| Died | 20 December 1997 (aged 74) Seattle, Washington, USA[2] |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Period | 1946 to 1997 |
| Notable awards | Shelley Memorial Award (1984) Robert Frost Medal (1990) |
Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-born naturalised American poet.[3] 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.
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006".
- ^ Notable American women: a biographical dictionary completing the twentieth century, Harvard University Press, 2004, p. 384.
- ^ "Denise Levertov", The Academy of American Poets.