Jan 1, 2010
Somewhat autobiographically connected to Levertov's mother, “Death in Mexico” tells the story of the old woman's attempts to cultivate a British-styled garden in a considerably more arid climate. The narrative's central plot is simple enough: Levertov muses upon the deterioration of her mother's well-kept garden over the course of three weeks when the old woman is taken from her home as the result of what will eventually be a fatal illness. The poem's persona indicates that she did attempt to keep the garden up for the old woman, and encouraged others to as well, but, in lieu of...
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