Tag Archives: Denise Levertov

Breaking Bread at Emmaus

By Robin Bates | Published: April 22, 2023

Levertov says that seeing Jesus’s resurrection as no more than a metaphor is not enough for her. She requires a tangible miracle.

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By Robin Bates | Published: March 26, 2022

Levertov’s “The Annunciation” sees Mary as making a momentous choice and not as a passive receptacle.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 1, 2022

Eliot and Levertov have written powerful poems capturing the spirit of Ash Wednesday.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 25, 2021

The mystery of God’s incarnation, Levertov tells us, is that God loves us despite our arrogance.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 24, 2021

In another of her Easter poems, Levertov focusing on the servant serving the Emmaus dinner.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 21, 2021

Life after Trump could be like emerging from an abusive relationship. Emily Bronte concludes “Wuthering Heights” with a useful image.

By Robin Bates | Published: January 16, 2021

In this poem Levertov talks about the difficulties of loving the morning again after a night of horrors.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 5, 2020

The suicide della Vigna in Dante’s Wood of Suicides is a noble man who, however, has lost touch with God.

By Robin Bates | Published: July 18, 2020

Denise Levertov draws on the Jacob’s dream about a stairway to heaven to capture poetry’s transcendent qualities.