The Selected Poems of Denise Levertov
A fresh reading of an important poet. --Beloit Poetry Journal, Spring 2003Levertov's gift for detail is matched by the way she can make yearnings and ideas seem almost physical,  --Village Voice Literary SupplementLevertov's mastery...of contemporary poetic form, informed with a fierce, generous intelligence can be frightening.  --Ursula Le Guin,Washington PostOne of the most vitally innovative of contemporary poets.  --World Literature TodayPoems from nearly every collection of Levertov's oeuvre...a catalogue of the wildly diverse subjects that engaged her. --Harvard Book Review, V. Joshua Adams, Spring 2003Purely numinous and transcendent poetry....one of our best and most influential poets.  --Publishers WeeklyShe was a constantly defining presence in the world we shared, a remarkable and transforming poet for all of us.  --Robert CreeleyThe writing is always skillful and the themes of personal and political sustenance of universal appeal. --Kliatt, Daniel Levinson, January 2004