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Typed letter signed 1 page from William Jay Smith to May Swenson dated September 19, 1975. Smith is asking Swenson for a recommendation for a Guggenheim fellowship.

Life Style of a Poet, Voice, February 8, 1971. Article features 3 poems by Swenson and an interview.

Typescript draft of Listen by Robert Creeley. Listen is the only produced and published play by Creeley. First published in 1972 by Black Sparrow Press in an edition containing mono prints by Bobbie Creeley. In the same year, Black Sparrow Press also…

Howard Nemerov reads and discusses his poem, "Literature," from a 1982 documentary, "Howard Nemerov: Collected Sentences".

M. Swenson, obituary, Herald Journal, December 7, 1989. May Swenson died on December 4, 1989 at the age of 76. The article chronicles her professional life, including the fact that she published 11 volumes of poetry, had been granted a fellowship to…

William Gaddis's MacArthur Fellow award for the period of 1982-1987 sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, November 5, 1987.

MacDowell Colonists, The Peterborough Transcript, July 31, 1952. The photo is of members of the MacDowell Colony for artistis. May Swenson is among them.

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.

Main Street Book Store - Birthdays from the Ocean, a book of poems by Isabella Gardner. Postcard advertises that Gardner will autograph copies of Birthdays from the Ocean on April 1st

James Merrill reads "Mandala" in the Women's Building at Washington University, 1971.