Denise Levertov Quotes:
Ocupation: Poet
Life: October 24, 1923 - December 20, 1997
Birthday: October 24
Death: December 20
I thought I was growing wings— it was a cocoon. I thought, now is the time to step into the fire— it was deep water. Eschatology is a word I learned as a child: the study of Last Things; facing my mirror—no longer young, the news—always of death, the dogs—rising from sleep and clamoring and howling, howling.... ("Seeing For a Moment")
source: Denise Levertov (1984). “Oblique Prayers: Poetry”, p.14, New Directions Publishing
topic: Eschatology
