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Selected Poems Paperback – September 1, 2003

by Denise Levertov (Author), Paul Lacey (Author), Paul A. Lacey (Editor),
4.4 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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Denise Levertov's Selected Poems delivers in a single accessible volume "one of the essential poets of our time" (Poetry Flash).

Culled from two dozen poetry books, and drawing from six decades of her writing life, The Selected Poems of Denise Levertov offers a chronological overview of her great body of work. It is splendid and impressive to have at last a clear, unobstructed view of her ground-breaking poetry―the work of a poet who, as Kenneth Rexroth put it, "more than anyone, led the redirection of American poetry...to the mainstream of world literature."

Described by Publishers Weekly as "at once as intimate as Creeley and as visionary as Duncan," Levertov was lauded as "one of the indispensable poets of our language, one of those few writers to whom it is necessary to pay attention" by The Malahat Review. No poet is more overdue for a single accessible volume; no career could be better to have within easy reach.
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  3. Publisher
    New Directions
  4. Publication date
    September 1, 2003
  5. Dimensions
    5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0811215547
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0811215541
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"In every time there are just a few poets whose work for its sheer lyric conscience--carries poetry safely into the future. Denise Levertov, as this book shows, is one of them."

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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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Directions (September 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811215547
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811215541
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
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  • Thomas A.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre at best
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022
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    Ok poet. I picked this up because many years ago a professor at university liked Levertovs writing.

    Somewhat religious minded,, sometimes like a wannabe Robert Frost.

    Decent nature poetry but missing the well crafted phrase.
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  • Stan Galloway
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2008
    This is the most important collection of Levertov's poetry. It takes a sampling from every collection she published, showing the growth and versatility of her poetic line. If there is no Collected Poems, where one can have everything, then this gives an acceptable one-volume representation that is quite worthwhile.
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  • Charles O.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Only fair...
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2009
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    A nicely typeset book, good size and excellent introduction by Robert Creeley, Unfortunately, there are horrible errata (e.g. incorrect titles of poems) littered throughout the book. Wish New Directions had paid more attention. This book is fine for an introduction to Levertov, but I would say not for serious study. I have to agree and disagree with other reviews of this. Yes, this book can work as a "Collected Poems of..." as none exist, but "Selected Poems" strip the reader of any context, most particularly the context of "the book"--highlights are nice, but not always, especially here with respect to how much Denise Levertov's poetics changed in reaction to the Vietnam War. If you do pick this up, I highly recommend her correspondence with Robert Duncan as well (UC Press); it's a massive tome, but is very instructive as a guide to her sensibilities toward the public and the private.
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  • Navyne R Kline
    2.0 out of 5 stars Complex Poet
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2016
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    Luckily I read this with a class or I would have never understood it
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