Thought for the Day

[. . .] Peace, not only /

the absence of war. [. . .] 

~ Denise Levertov

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Quoted from Denise Levertov, "Making Peace" in Breathing the Water (New Directions Press, 1997)

Text of Poem and Commentary by Felipe Herrera

"Making Peace" in The Collected Poems of Denise Levertov (New Directions, 2013), pp. 757-758

Denise Levertov (1923-1997), British-born American Poet, Writer, Translator; Teacher; Political Activist

Denise Levertov Profiles at Academy of American Poets, Image Journal, New Directions, The New York Times