Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Levertov was homeschooled by her parents; but you didn't need proof that all learning doesn't happen in the classroom, right? (Source.)
Pallin' around: Levertov was friends with many of the Black Mountain poets, an influential group including poets like Robert Creeley and Robert Duncan. (Source.)
Levertov also served as a nurse in London during WWII. So yeah, she knew the realities of war first-hand. (Source.)