A Matter of Diction. Swenson writes about the last time she met with Marianne Moore and how revealing the interview was. Swenson marvels at how Moore gives perceptions about things without emphasizing self as a subject. To Swenson, Moore is modest,…
Meeting Sylvia Plath at Yaddo. Swenson mentions that she met Plath at Yaddo in the fall of 1959. She went to dinner at the home Plath shared with Ted Hughes. Plath was in bed ,ill and pregnant, so Swenson met her at her bedside. They had a quick…
For John Ciardi: Thanks 30 Years Late from the 3rd Poet. Swenson thanks John Ciardi for helping to get her noticed in her field and for encouraging her with her first book. Swenson refers to herself as the third poet because her first book was part…
Typescript draft of May Swenson's introduction for Ben Belitt and Howard Nemerov's reading at the 92nd Street YM-YWHA Poetry Center, November 15, 1965.
Typescript draft of May Swenson's introduction for Howard Moss and Elizabeth Bishop's reading at the 92nd Street YM-YWHA Poetry Center, October 10, 1977.
May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, June 30, 1965. Swenson tells Bishop that she has enjoyed meeting Maia and spending time with her. She also mentions to Bishop that she would like her permission to print her quotes about the Bicos de Lacre, which…