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Denise Levertov
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British-American poet (1923-1997)
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Denise Levertov, born Priscilla Denise Levertoff in 1923, was a poet, translator, and writer. She worked in the field of poetry and wrote in English. Levertov was educated through homeschooling and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her religious affiliation was with the Catholic Church. She held citizenship in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
Levertov was employed by Stanford University. Her notable works include William Carlos Williams, Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum, Prentice Hall Literature--Florida--Language and Literacy, Prentice Hall Literature [Grade Ten], and City psalm. She received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Robert Frost Medal. Levertov died in Seattle on December 20, 1997. She is buried at Lake View Cemetery. Her works are held in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 1997
- Works
- 115
Top works
- William Carlos Williams
- Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
- Prentice Hall Literature--Florida--Language and Literacy
- Prentice Hall Literature [Grade Ten]
- City psalm
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Denise
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ilford
- Place of death
- Seattle
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- homeschooling
- Employer
- Stanford University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Award
- Robert Frost Medal
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Denise Levertov edit.jpg
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- date of death
- 1997-12-20
- date of birth
- 1923-10-24
- Commons category
- Denise Levertov
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- birth name
- Priscilla Denise Levertoff
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- place of burial
- Lake View Cemetery
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