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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denise Levertov has received more than 257,812 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Denise Levertov is the 5,834th most popular writer (down from 5,119th in 2019), the 5,174th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,477th in 2019) and the 584th most popular British Writer.

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  • 260k

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  • 39.76

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Denise Levertov ranks 5,834 out of 5,755. Before her are Akif Pirinçci, Frederica Sagor Maas, Bernice Rubens, Ram Swarup, Dave Eggers, and S. E. Hinton. After her are Abby Mann, Klas Östergren, William Collins, Zadie Smith, Dmitry Bykov, and Ernest Cline.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Denise Levertov ranks 407. Before her are Arthur Jensen, Vic Seixas, László Jeney, Balram Jakhar, Frank Brian, and Bernice Rubens. After her are Edward Clancy, Dannie Abse, Ram Jethmalani, Trevor Ford, Ted Knight, and Ninian Stephen. Among people deceased in 1997, Denise Levertov ranks 272. Before her are Ronald Pope, Don Messick, Magda Gabor, Robert Serber, Yevgeni Mayorov, and William Alland. After her are Fyodor Simashev, Troy Ruttman, Shirley Clarke, Norris Bradbury, Sally Blane, and Rod Milburn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denise Levertov ranks 5,174 out of 7,765. Before her are Charles Rosher (1885), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993), Juliet Stevenson (1956), Bertie Auld (1938), Lysette Anthony (1963), and Flora Finch (1867). After her are Steve Ovett (1955), William Collins (1721), David Harewood (1965), Zadie Smith (1975), George Eastham (1936), and Mike Wilds (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Denise Levertov ranks 584. Before her are William Wycherley (1640), John Arden (1930), H. R. F. Keating (1926), Dan Abnett (1965), Brian Friel (1929), and Bernice Rubens (1923). After her are William Collins (1721), Zadie Smith (1975), James Bowen (1979), George Peele (1556), Saunders Lewis (1893), and Dannie Abse (1923).

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