"Shape Poems" by May Swenson

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Title

"Shape Poems" by May Swenson

Subject

Swenson, May, 1919-1989

Description

Shape Poems, reading given at Washington University and University of Arizona, February 12, 1965. Swenson lectures about how she constructs shapes for some of her poems. Swenson calls attention to a few of her own poems that she eventually shaped. She calls them "visually eccentric" poems. The shaping process occurs after she has written a poem.

Creator

Swenson, May

Source

May Swenson Papers (MSS111) - Box 148, Folder 5053

Date

1965: February 12

Rights

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Relation

Series II.2 Prose - May Swenson

Format

4 leaves. Recto only
4 jpeg images. 600 ppi.
text

Language

English

Type

Draft

Identifier

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Collection

Citation

Swenson, May, “"Shape Poems" by May Swenson,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed April 24, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/9327.