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What does it mean?
This is a citation referencing Levertov within a literary archive.
In plain terms
It links the poet to the Academy of American Poets.
What can you take from it?
Use this to find more of her work.

Where it applies

  • research
  • reading
  • citation

Putting it to work

  • look up the source
  • explore her poems

Questions to consider

  • What other archives hold her work?

Another view

This is not a poetic statement itself.

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