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Made Academy Fellow clipping, February 18, 1979. Announcement that May Swenson has been awarded the $10,000 Fellowship of The Academy of American Poets. In the article, Howard Nemerov complements the work of Swenson.

Typed letter signed 1 page from Don Finkel to May Swenson written July 10, 1963. Letter discusses Finkel's attempts to publish his books of poetry.

Gathering of Poets at White House, New York Times, January 4, 1980. Photo of Rosalynn Carter, Amy Carter, Stanley Kunitz, John Ciardi, Jonathan Williams, and May Swenson at the gathering.

Newspaper clipping of "May Swenson and the Shapes of Speculation" by Alicia Ostriker from The American Poetry Review, March/April 1978.

Tear sheet of "Two Poets: May Swenson and David Ignatow" by Rozanne Knudson fromAmerican Libraries, November 1971.

UC Riverside News clipping, October 25, 1971. Announcement of a reading by May Swenson scheduled for October 27, 1971. She is on a 10-day West Coast tour.

Poet Explores Elusive World of 'Inner Space' clipping, Kansas City Star, September 26, 1970. Article is about May Swenson and her work as a poet.

15 Are Named to Arts Institute, New York Times, February 25, 1970. Article lists Duke Ellington, Philip Roth and May Swenson among the fifteen artists, writers, and musicians who have been voted into the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

How Everything Happens (Based On a Study of the Wave) clipping, American Poetry Review, July/August 1978. The poem is presented in the shape of a wave

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