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Denise Levertov

1923 - 1997

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Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Denise Levertov is the 6,426th most popular writer (down from 6,064th in 2024), the 5,717th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,960th in 2019) and the 639th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Denise Levertov ranks 6,426 out of 7,302. Before her are Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Alan Hollinghurst, William Empson, Robert Cormier, Michel Faber, and Oles Buzina. After her are Kate Morton, Snooki, Lester Bangs, Naja Marie Aidt, P. H. Newby, and Benjamin Zephaniah.

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Among people born in 1923, Denise Levertov ranks 458. Before her are Aleksy Antkiewicz, Horace Ashenfelter, Theo Fitzau, Dolores Fuller, Arthur Jensen, and Bonita Granville. After her are Sumner Redstone, Dale Robertson, Slim Whitman, Sergey Mikaelyan, Trevor Ford, and Eugene Wright. Among people deceased in 1997, Denise Levertov ranks 306. Before her are Jean Louis, Roger Laurent, Francis Johnson, Fyodor Simashev, Rod Milburn, and Santiago Benítez. After her are P. H. Newby, Don Messick, Jimmy Witherspoon, William Alland, Troy Ruttman, and Ronald Pope.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denise Levertov ranks 5,719 out of 8,785. Before her are Alan Hollinghurst (1954), William Empson (1906), Sam Hutchinson (1989), Ralph Firman (1975), Hablot Knight Browne (1815), and David Hemery (1944). After her are Cyril Burt (1883), Trevor Brooking (1948), Neville (1986), Sonique (1965), Isabel Jeans (1891), and Jack Wild (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Denise Levertov ranks 639. Before her are John Addington Symonds (1840), Dick King-Smith (1922), Joanna Baillie (1762), Reginald Hill (1936), Alan Hollinghurst (1954), and William Empson (1906). After her are P. H. Newby (1918), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), John Gribbin (1946), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Helen Bannerman (1862), and Dan Abnett (1965).

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