Identity area
Reference code
BXB/1/1/LED
Title
Denise Levertov
Date(s)
- 1986/2003 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
3 boxes, 1 oversized item
Context area
Name of creator
(1923-1997)
Biographical history
Denise Levertov (1923-97) was born in Essex, and educated at home by her father, a Russian Jewish immigrant, who became an Anglican priest, and by her Welsh mother. She sent her poems as a child to T S Eliot, who admired and encouraged her. In 1948, she ... Read more
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Consists of letters and proofs relating to the published poetry works of Denise Levertov.
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Access points
Name access points
- Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997, poet (Subject)