May Swenson

May Swenson was an American poet, playwright and writer (1913–1989). She was born at Logan and died at Bethany Beach.

Also recorded as Anna Thilda May Swenson; Anna Thilda May May Swenson.

May Swenson in brief

Born
1913
Died
1989
Known for
poet, playwright and writer
Place of birth
Logan
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Anna Thilda May Swenson and Anna Thilda May May Swenson. Her recorded languages were Swedish and English. Her recorded confession was The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Career and activity

May Swenson worked in poetry.

She was employed by Utah State University. She belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Recognition and collections

May Swenson received Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Bollingen Prize, Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets and Shelley Memorial Award.

Catalogued works

38 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1967 to 2007.

A Cage of Spines. Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum. Prentice Hall Literature. Prentice Hall Literature--Silver. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Reader's Companion--Silver. Contemporary American poetry. The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition. Prentice Hall Literature--Copper. Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level. Evolution. New voices. Another animal. Iconographs; poems. Poems to solve. To Mix with Time New and Selected Poems. Science fact/fiction. Poets of Today. American sports poems. Collected poems. To mix with time. The centaur, dated 2007. Centaur, The, dated 2007. The complete love poems of May Swenson, dated 2003. The complete poems to solve, dated 1993. Dear Elizabeth, dated 2000. The guess & spell coloring book, dated 1976. Half sun, half sleep, dated 1967. Iconographs, dated 1970. The love poems of May Swenson, dated 1991. Made with words, dated 1998. More poems to solve, dated 1971. NATURE POEMS SWENSON PA, dated 1994. Poetry and Voice of May Swenson, dated 1986. Questions: answers, dated 1973. In Other Words, dated 1987. May Out West, dated 1996. Nature, dated 1994. New & selected things taking place, dated 1978.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

May Out West: Poems of May Swenson by May Swenson, and: Nature: Poems Old and New by May Swenson, Western American Literature, 1996. Iconographs by May Swenson, and: Moke Poems to Solve by May Swenson (review), Swedish-American Studies, 1975. THE MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD, Hammered Dulcimer. THE MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD, Necessary Light. The Love Poems of May Swenson, World Literature Today, 1993.

Digitised editions and texts

9 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

To Mix With Time New and Selected Poems (1963) — Internet Archive. Poems to Solve (1966) — Internet Archive. New & selected things taking place (1978) — Internet Archive. Piawla — Internet Archive. Poets of Today. (1954) — Internet Archive. half sun half sleep (1967) — Internet Archive. Iconographs; poems (1970) — Internet Archive. The complete poems to solve (1993) — Internet Archive. The complete love poems of May Swenson. (2003) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

May Swenson studied at Utah State University and Logan High School. the recorded working language is Swedish and English.

The field of work recorded is poetry.

Employment is recorded with Utah State University. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Works named in the authority record are A Cage of Spines.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Bollingen Prize and Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets.

Chronology

  1. 1913May Swenson born at Logan.
  2. 1954Poets of Today. digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1963To Mix With Time New and Selected Poems digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1966Poems to Solve digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1967half sun half sleep digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1978New & selected things taking place digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1989May Swenson died at Bethany Beach.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Iconographs by May Swenson, and: Moke Poems to Solve by May Swenson (review), Swedish-American Studies, 1975

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    May Out West: Poems of May Swenson by May Swenson, and: Nature: Poems Old and New by May Swenson, Western American Literature, 1996

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for May Swenson (Internet Archive), 41 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    The Love Poems of May Swenson, World Literature Today, 1993

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    THE MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD, Hammered Dulcimer

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    THE MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD, Necessary Light

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 10 digitised items catalogued under May Swenson as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1026443: May Swenson

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “May Swenson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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