Oblique Prayers: Poetry

by Denise Levertov

Book Overview

Oblique Prayers is arranged in four thematic sections that, taken together, work toward a mature philosophy in equal harmony with public activism and private reflection. A personal mood links the poems of "Decipherings." In "Prisoners," the poet addresses the continuing horrors of our dark time: genocide, imperialism, impending nuclear holocaust--human degradation in brutal political guise. Levertov is an accomplished translator. With "Fourteen Poems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811209091
• ISBN13: 9780811209090
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 87 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.9"