Evening Train

Name: Evening Train
Author: Denise Levertov

by Denise Levertov

Late poems meditating on aging, exile, and the train journeys of late life

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Denise Levertov

British-American poet who was influenced by William Carlos Williams and became an important voice of the anti-Vietnam War movement. Her collections from The Jacob's Ladder to Evening Train show a sustained lyrical intelligence.

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