Swenson, May
Person
Dates Of Existence
- Existence: 1913 - 1989
May Swenson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms111
Scope and Contents
The May Swenson Papers contain manuscript and editorial material toward most of her books including Another Animal (1954), A Cage of Spines (1958), To Mix with Time: New and Selected Poems (1963), and Half Sun Half Sleep (1967). This material includes drafts of individual poems as well as letters to and from various editors, friends, and readers. Swenson’s correspondents include John Hall Wheelock, and Burroughs Mitchell, but the most fascinating portion of the May Swenson Papers is her...
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May Swenson Papers
Ann Grifalconi Collection of May Swenson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms168
Scope and Contents
The Ann Grifalconi Collection of May Swenson Papers consists of correspondence from May Swenson and R.R. "Zan" Knudson, poetry drafts, photographs, and Swenson's portion of the 1969 film "Poetry is Alive and Well and Living in America."