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Day 2 #thesealeychallenge.
I bought this book at a used bookstore in Denver. Look at the sweet vintage bookmark that was tucked inside.

Lots of poems about grief following death of her sister. But this line about a hummingbird made me smile
"the fierce, brilliant faith
that pierces the heart all summer."

This biography took me months to wade through.It is a dense,encompassing view of the poet Denise Levertov‘s artistic & writing life, & her relationships with family,friends,students,poets,artists,writers,& social activists.An extraordinarily complex & dynamic woman, she was a passionate social activist,whose poetry reflected both her temporal & spiritual worlds.My brother was fortunate to be a writing student of hers at Tufts University.

#weeklyforecast
#sundaybuddyread TNOW- 9 chapters; #nonfiction #memoir- WR?; #poetry #biography #DeniseLevertov -25+ po.; Mm-50 pp.; #audiomystery-5 ch.
Flexible plans…

#septemberstack
#janeandtheexcellentreadalong #bookspin95 #bookspin54 #bookspin12 #roll100 #literatibookclub #thebeachandbeyond #deadphilosopherssociety #adventuresinphilosophy #felinephilosophy
#livelikeacat #pemberlittens #librarymystery #louisamayalcott #biography #Deniselevertov #poet

This is my last week before I go back to teaching. I hope to finish both Minor Feelings & The Book of Cold Cases. The others I will read/listen to as much as I can. #DeniseLevertov #memoir #mystery #literatibookclub #audiomystery

Denise‘s life and poetry intersected with so many poets, artists & writers over her lifetime. She & the poet Muriel Rukeyser met in the early sixties. Not only did they share their poetry, but shared calls to political action. In 1972 they went to Hanoi together. They remained close until Rukeyser‘s death in 1980z
For more on Rukeyser:
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/30/muriel-rukeyser-mother-of-everyon...

“…pride in her Hasidic heritage, which she expressed in a “‘a wild solitary dance among the fireflies in a New England garden‘” one night while her father lay dying. This impassioned “‘dance of love and mourning‘” was akin to the Hasidic dance of praise her father danced shortly before his death…‘”
The heritage of dance connecting father and daughter across the wide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. 💚💙❤️

Finished the first in series by Emily Organ, Limelight, today(read 50% to end). Starting 2nd in series, The Rookery. Plan to read sections of the other books, and leaving myself open to something that may strike my mood.??
#Victorianmystery #womanjournalist #memoir #poet #biography #DeniseLevertov #poet #SylviaPath #literarymystery

This passage reminds me of the lost, gaiety & outrageous behavior of the “Bright Young Things” post WWI, as exemplified in The Glittering Hour.

Finished the books in collage next to #bookreport.
#weeklyforecast #audiomystety #policeprocedural #steampunkmystery #sundaybuddyread #fiction #biography #DeniseLevertov #poet