Denise Levertov

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DL , who began as a British poet of multinational origins, moved after her marriage to the USA, where she became a strong force in American literary life, and one of the four leaders of the Black Mountain group of poets. As well as poetry, she published essays, translations, and edited work: twenty-five volumes in all. Though she has received a high level of recognition and public praise for her work, the passionately political element in the poetry of her middle years made her highly controversial.

Milestones

24 October 1923

DL was born at Ilford in Essex, the younger—by nine years—of two sisters.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
Duncan, Robert, and Denise Levertov. The Letters of Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov. Editors Bertholf, Robert J. and Albert Gelpi, Stanford University Press.
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20 December 1997

DL , British-born American poet, died in Seattle of complications following lymphoma.
Duncan, Robert, and Denise Levertov. The Letters of Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov. Editors Bertholf, Robert J. and Albert Gelpi, Stanford University Press.
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By 29 March 1999

DL 's This Great Unknowing: Last Poems appeared posthumously, edited by Paul Lacey , her literary executor.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
Duncan, Robert, and Denise Levertov. The Letters of Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov. Editors Bertholf, Robert J. and Albert Gelpi, Stanford University Press.
796

Biography

Birth and Background

24 October 1923

DL was born at Ilford in Essex, the younger—by nine years—of two sisters.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
Duncan, Robert, and Denise Levertov. The Letters of Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov. Editors Bertholf, Robert J. and Albert Gelpi, Stanford University Press.
791

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