by Denise Levertov · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9780811214698
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«Poems 1972-1982» is the poetry collection by Denise Levertov, published by New Directions Publishing in paperback (280 pages, in English).
It brings together three volumes by the author published between 1975 and 1982: The Freeing of the Dust, Life in the Forest and Candles in Babylon. The collection picks up the thread of Poems 1968-1972 and includes war poems inspired by her trip to North Vietnam in 1972, along with a spiritual vision that marks a key stage in her poetry.
Published in 2001 as number 913 in the New Directions Paperbook series; the volume includes a final index.
For readers of American poetry and for those who want to explore a central stage in Denise Levertov's career.
Priscilla Denise Levertov was a British-born naturalised American poet. She was heavily influenced by the Black Mountain poets and by the political context of the Vietnam War, which she explored in her poetry book The Freeing of the Dust. She was a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry.
