In Levertov’s poem on St. Thomas, she links his doubts with that of the father of the demon-possessed son who comes to Jesus.
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Tormented, Torn & Twisted with Doubt
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What Rises So Far Above into the Light?
Denise Levertov’s poem about moving amongst tall trees becomes a meditation on life and afterlife.
How to Imagine Peace
For Levertov, peace is made in the act of imagining it.
I Grasp God’s Garment in the Void
For Denise Levertov, poetry and prayer run on parallel tracks.
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A Vast Unfolding Design Lit by a Risen Sun
Denise Levertov wrestled with God’s relationship to evil in the world.
Doc, Prescribe Me a Poem
Literature as therapy, Greek tragedy as soap opera: assorted articles about lit and life.
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Water to Solace Our Dry Hearts
Levertov’s “Fountain” invokes the healing power of water.
More Frightening than Arrest, Freedom
Levertov’s poem about Peter escaping prison confronts existential issues of freedom
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Jesus’s Momentary Desire to Step Back
Levertov focuses on Jesus’s very human moments of doubt, which serve to emphasize the sublimity of his acceptance of his humiliation and death.
