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 Analysis found here:   https://ddcpoetry.blogspot.com/2013/02/analysis-of-that-acts-is-actual-by.html I'm using ChatGPT to help me with this Re-Analysis.  I asked for Denise Levertov's bio and famous poem and this poem wasn't on the list.  This part of her bio caught my interest: Levertov's poetry is known for its strong political and social themes, as well as its focus on the natural world and spirituality. She was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War and participated in numerous anti-war protests and demonstrations. In addition to her poetry, Levertov also wrote essays and edited several anthologies, including "The Stream and the Sapphire: Selected Poems on Religious Themes" (1997). When I reread this poem, I'm just so astonished by the techniques this poem does.  From the initial anaphora, the break in the form that leads to these lines, "can you pull me // into December?" as my attention becomes pulled into the next stanza. I don't know w...

Original poem reprinted online here:  "Everything that Acts is Actual" Originally read: November 30, 2012 More information about the Poet: Denise Levertov "The ending -- the idea of only seeing 'grasp alone; not the actual poem, idea, concept -- only the reader, the observers own need to understand is really strong because the end works well if a reading  [sic should be reader] wants to read the poem as a Nature poem or a Prophetic poem, or a 'personal poem,' or a combination of different ideas.  The writer/speaker let go of this poem.  The reader/interpreter/scholar/searcher has not" I don't know what I'm talking about here. I've reread the poem and my notes several times this morning, and I don't see how I got to that conclusion.  The introduction of the ambiguous "you" (a much favored technique by many) in stanza one is well done. Although the "you" used in stanza one borders on being a command or a simple addressin...