{"title":"Denise Levertov","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenise Levertov\u003c\/strong\u003e invites readers into a profound engagement with language and emotion through her poetry. Her works explore the intersections of the personal and political, capturing moments of quiet reflection alongside urgent social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin this collection, expect to find carefully crafted poems that balance delicate intuition with sharp intellect, offering rich and varied insights into human experience and the cultural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"poems-1968-1972-by-denise-levertov-9780811210058","title":"Poems 1968-1972","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenise Levertov's \u003cem\u003ePoems 1968-1972\u003c\/em\u003e gathers together all the poems from \u003cem\u003eRelearning the Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e (1970), \u003cem\u003eTo Stay Alive\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), and \u003cem\u003eFootprints\u003c\/em\u003e (1972). Testifying to Levertov's growing strength and technical mastery as a poet, \u003cem\u003ePoems 1968-1972\u003c\/em\u003e also affirms the clarity of her vision in its resistance to the Vietnam War and its \u003cem\u003eopposition to the whole system of insane greed of which war is only the inevitable expression.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe third retrospective volume of her poetry to be published to date by New Directions, \u003cem\u003ePoems 1968-1972\u003c\/em\u003e carries forward the record of Denise Levertov's remarkable poetic development from \u003cem\u003eCollected Earlier Poems 1940-1960\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePoems 1960-1967\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461263442156,"sku":"9780811210058","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780811210058-poems-1968-1972.jpg?v=1774963918"},{"product_id":"poems-1972-1982-by-denise-levertov-9780811214698","title":"Poems 1972-1982","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree of Denise Levertov's classic volumes, now available in a single edition. Here gathered for the first time in a single edition are three of Denise Levertov's finest books: \u003cem\u003eThe Freeing of the Dust\u003c\/em\u003e (1975), \u003cem\u003eLife in the Forest\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), and \u003cem\u003eCandles in Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e (1982).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new compilation—beginning where Denise Levertov's \u003cem\u003ePoems 1968-1972\u003c\/em\u003e left off—testifies not only to Levertov's technical mastery, but also to her spiritual vision, especially in regard to the Vietnam War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome of Levertov's best war poems, the result of her visit to North Vietnam in 1972, are contained in this marvellous collection. \u003cem\u003ePoems 1972-1982\u003c\/em\u003e enables readers to observe a crucial phase in Levertov's poetic development. At the same time, it illuminates Robert Creeley's assessment that she \"was a constantly defining presence in the world we shared, a remarkable and transforming poet for all of us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471383249132,"sku":"9780811214698","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780811214698-poems-1972-1982.jpg?v=1775241152"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/denise-levertov.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}