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The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has a kenetic force, it sets in motion...elements in the reader that would otherwise remain stagnant.

Denise Levertov

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About Denise Levertov

Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-American poet.

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Birth Name: Priscilla Denise Levertoff

Alternative Names: Priscilla D Levertoff • Priscilla Denise Levertov

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By dawn he was gone. We have stood here since, in our new life. We have waited. He does not return.

There comes a time when only anger is love.

The music reached us. Clumsily, stumbling over our own roots, rustling our leaves in answer, we moved, we followed.

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