Poetry as Prayer: Denise Levertov

Denise said once that the role of the poet is to witness—not only to reveal the divine beauty, but also to release the divine beauty.

Who could be more qualified than Father Bodo to open for us the soul of Denise Levertov’s poetry? Drawing on his own experience as a poet and as her friend, he illuminates the contemplative nature of her writing.

Out of his wisdom as professor, spiritual director and Franciscan priest, he shows how our reading of poetry can become an act of prayer, and our praying an act of imagination like a poem.