A Door in the Hive (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Denise Levertov
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Blindness or blind persons, Future, Spiritual life or spirituality, Central America or Central Americans, Earth, Christ figures or saviors
Denise Levertov’s poetry is a perpetual irritant to the pragmatist. As Robert Duncan demonstrated in The Truth and Life of Myth (1968), modern critics disliked the young Levertov’s Hasidic fancies of angels disguised as peddlers on a New York street. For Levertov, the natural world manifests revelation, and if realists are impatient with her, she is frustrated with their resignation:
why should people
plod forever on foot, not glide like herons
through the blue and white
promise unfolding
over their heads, over...
[The entire page is 1743 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
