Tag: Denise Levertov
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artificing with denise levertov
Poems have a way of changing the things around us, allowing us to reconcile with and reimagine them at the same time. In this week’s poem, “The Wedding Ring” by Denise Levertov, a wedding ring goes from being listed among forgotten things in a basket to being seen for what else it could become. Along…
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one more from tina cane
In my recent microreview & interview of Tina Cane’s Once More With Feeling (Veliz Books), I focused on the idea of place and its dual nature in the book as noun and action. I found this particular lens to the collection engaging on several levels. In a poem, place is often both what we write about and…
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* on the vine with denise levertov
Aware – Denise Levertov When I found the door I found the vine leaves speaking among themselves in abundant whispers. My presence made them hush their green breath, embarrassed, the way humans stand up, buttoning their jackets, acting as if they were leaving anyway, as if the conversation had ended just before you arrived. I…
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* arriving with Denise Levertov
Overland to the Islands – Denise Levertov Let’s go — much as that dog goes, intently haphazard. The Mexican light on a day that “smells like autumn in Connecticut” makes iris ripples on his black gleaming fur — and that too is as one would desire — a radiance consorting with the dance. Under his…
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* glimpsing fireflies with Denise Levertov
There’s something about poetry – writing and reading it – that develops your ability to deal with the ephemeral, the fleeting, your ability to deal with almost’s. You can work on a poem for years and still only almost say it. Or you can read The Wasteland a few times and still only almost get…
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* bert meyers, poems in pockets, and update
Evening on the Farm – Bert Meyers Time for a jacket now, and to put my hands away. I must learn from the stars how a field should look. But one by one, bright children, the stars rush downstairs to meet my horses and hay with an astonished eye. ***…
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