Reviews

Breathing the Water by Denise Levertov

rasputina_99's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.25

spacejamz's review against another edition

5.0

She does it all!

Favorites:
Hunting the Phoenix
Window-Blind
The Spy
Missing Beatrice
Every Day
During a Son's Dangerous Illness
Making Peace
'the myriad past...'
Wavering
On a Theme from Julian's Chapter XX
Variation on a Theme by Rilke (The Book of Hours, Book 1, Poem 4)
La Cordelle
The Showings, 1-6
Variation and Reflection on a Theme by Rilke (The Book of Hours, Book 1, Poem 7)

elianachow's review against another edition

4.0

Breath-taking and thought-provoking, as always.

hannahlee's review against another edition

3.0

A nice little volume, with a few breath-stopping moments of surprise, but also a few places where I lost focus. I liked Levertov's use of source material from history, mythology, and other poets as a jumping-off place for her own poetry.

meganann's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

3.5

mustypoet's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

4.75