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Typescript table of contents draft for Half Sun Half Sleep by May Swenson

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

Prospectus for "A Cage of Spines' by May Swenson.

List of nominations for National Book Awards in 1959. Swenson's book, "A Cage of Spines" was nominated for poetry along with with 6 other poets.

Clipping from the New Yorker written by Louise Bogan. Clipping reviews several published poetry books including Swenson's "A Cage of Spines."

Comments by Babette Deutsch, Mark Van Doren, John Hall Wheelock, and James Laughlin concerning A Cage of Spines by May Swenson.

Typed review of "A Cage of Spines" written by Sara Henderson Hay. Review was originally published in The Pittsburgh Press

Howard Moss on Anthony Hecht and May Swenson, Envoy, Number 48. This is an introduction that Howard Moss read to introduce Hecht and Swenson at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The Hecht and Swenson readings occurred on October…

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…

Bollingen Prize in Poetry Announced, Yale University News Release. The news releases states that the Bollingen Prize in Poetry of the Yale University Library has been awarded to May Swenson and Howard Nemerov. The prize is awarded every 2 years for…