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May Swenson (1913–1989)

Author of Swenson: Collected Poems

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Works by May Swenson

Swenson: Collected Poems (2013) 83 copies

Nature: Poems Old and New (1962) 69 copies

The Love Poems of May Swenson (1991) 50 copies

In Other Words: Poems (1987) 30 copies

New and Selected Things Taking Place (1978) 27 copies

To mix with time, new and selected poems (1963) 23 copies

The Complete Love Poems of May Swenson (2003) 22 copies

The Complete Poems to Solve (1993) 22 copies

Half Sun, Half Sleep - New Poems (1967) 16 copies

Poems to solve (1966) 13 copies

Dear Elizabeth (2000) 8 copies

May Out West (1996) 6 copies

Made with Words (Poets on Poetry) (1998) 4 copies

More Poems to Solve (1971) 4 copies

A Cage of Spines (1958) 4 copies

Iconographs; poems (1970) 3 copies

The Centaur {poem} (2007) 3 copies

Southbound on the Freeway Water Picture (2009) 1 copy

Iconographs 1 copy

Swenson, May Archive 1 copy

The Academy of American Poets: May Swenson 1 copy

Siete poetas norteamericanas actuales (1991) 1 copy

Southbound on the Freeway: Water Picture 1 copy

"Another Animal," in Poets of Today (1954) 1 copy

New Voices: 1979-1983 1 copy

Spoon River Anthology (Edgar Lee Masters) (1972) 1 copy

Associated Works

Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 902 copies

A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry (1996) — Contributor — 817 copies

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry (1990) — Contributor — 736 copies

Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the 17th Century to the Present (1994) — Contributor — 440 copies

A Pocket Book of Modern Verse (1954) — Contributor, some editions — 435 copies

American Poetry: The Twentieth Century, Volume Two: E. E. Cummings to May Swenson (2000) — Contributor — 395 copies

Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry About Nature (1991) — Contributor — 394 copies

Baseball: A Literary Anthology (2002) — Contributor — 329 copies

The Literary Cat (1977) — Contributor — 239 copies

Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time (Stonewall Inn Editions) (1836) — Contributor — 177 copies

From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Contributor — 171 copies

The Best American Poetry 1994 (1994) — Contributor — 169 copies

American Religious Poems: An Anthology (2006) — Contributor — 160 copies

Poetry Speaks Expanded: Hear Poets Read Their Own Work from Tennyson to Plath (2007) — Contributor — 147 copies

No More Masks! An Anthology of Poems by Women (1973) — Contributor — 122 copies

The Penguin Book of Women's Humour (1996) — Contributor — 114 copies

Deep Down: The New Sensual Writing by Women (1988) — Contributor — 114 copies

Poems from the Women's Movement (2009) — Contributor — 107 copies

Poems Between Women (1997) — Contributor — 89 copies

My Lover Is a Woman (1996) — Contributor — 87 copies

The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food and Drink (2012) — Contributor — 62 copies

Science Fiction (1973) — Author — 41 copies

Buzz Words: Poems About Insects (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) (2021) — Contributor — 29 copies

60 Years of American Poetry (1996) — Contributor — 28 copies

Harvest: Contemporary Mormon Poems (1989) — Contributor — 16 copies

Poetry in Crystal (1963) — Contributor — 14 copies

Queer Nature: A Poetry Anthology (2022) — Contributor — 13 copies

Women (1972) — Contributor — 12 copies

A believing people; literature of the Latter-Day Saints (1974) — Contributor — 9 copies

DISCOVERIES - Two Centuries of Poems by Mormon Women (2004) — Contributor — 6 copies

American Review #23 (1975) — Contributor — 4 copies

Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 23, Number 3 (Fall 1990) (1990) — Contributor — 1 copy

Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 4, Number 3 (Autumn 1969) (1969) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1913-05-28
Date of death: 1989-12-04
Burial location: Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Utah, USA
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Logan, Utah, USA
Place of death: Ocean View, Delaware, USA
Places of residence: Logan, Utah, USA (birth)
Ocean View, Delaware, USA (death)
New York, New York, USA
Education: Utah State University
Occupations: poet
translator
Relationships: Swenson, Paul (brother)
Organizations: American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1970)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Awards and honors: Bollingen Prize (1981)
Shelley Memorial Award (1967/1968)
Amy Lowell Travelling Fellowship in Poetry (1959-1960)
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1979)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1960)

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Reviews

May Out West by May Swenson

Good short selection of poems. I like the imagery.

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kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |

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Awards

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National Book Award

To mix with time, new and selected poems (Finalist – Poetry – 1964)

National Book Critics Circle Award

In Other Words: Poems (Finalist – Poetry – 1987)

New and Selected Things Taking Place (Finalist – Poetry – 1978)

ALA Notable Books for Adults

New and Selected Things Taking Place (1978)

To mix with time, new and selected poems (1963)

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Statistics

Works: 26
Also by: 33
Members: 396
Popularity: #61,231
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 22
Languages: 1
Favorited: 5
Touchstones: 13

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