Swenson, May
Overview
| Works: | 483 works in 707 publications in 2 languages and 17,136 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Poetry Juvenile works Concrete poetry Visual poetry Musical settings Riddles Love poetry Records and correspondence Songs Art music |
| Roles: | Author, Performer, Author of introduction, Translator, Lyricist, Librettist, Former owner, Signer, Other, Editor |
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Most widely held works about
May Swenson
- Body my house : May Swenson's work and life by Paul Crumbley( )
- Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop, and May Swenson : the feminist poetics of self-restraint by Kirstin Hotelling Zona( Book )
- Made with words by May Swenson( Book )
- Solo and chamber works by Ethan Haimo( )
- Music of Claudio Spies by Claudio Spies( Recording )
- May Swenson : a poet's life in photos by R. R Knudson( Book )
- The wonderful pen of May Swenson by R. R Knudson( Book )
- 100 greatest dance hits by Aaron Jay Kernis( Recording )
- The sun is love : song cycles and piano music by Gwyneth Walker( Recording )
- The poetry of May Swenson by May Swenson( Recording )
- Vocal and piano music by Claudio Spies( Recording )
- Collected songs : for medium-low voice and piano by Gwyneth Walker( )
- STUDY GUIDE FOR MAY SWENSEN'S FABLE FOR WHEN THERE'S NO WAY OUT by Cengage Learning Gale( )
- STUDY GUIDE FOR MAY SWENSON'S THE CENTAUR by CENGAGE LEARNING GALE( )
- Let us now sing! : choral selections by Gwyneth Walker( Recording )
- STUDY GUIDE FOR MAY SWENSON'S "QUESTION." by CENGAGE LEARNING GALE( )
- The art of Sylvia Plath : selected poems and essays on her work by Sylvia Plath( Book )
- Beyond baroque( )
- [Conversation and poetry reading by May Swenson( Recording )
- Letters to the future : for men's chorus, 3 synthesizers, electric bass, and drums by Roger Bourland( )
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Most widely held works by
May Swenson
American poetry : the twentieth century(
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,346 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains over 1500 poems by more than 200 well-known American poets, including Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,346 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains over 1500 poems by more than 200 well-known American poets, including Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens
Spoon River anthology by
Edgar Lee Masters(
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28 editions published between 1962 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A series of character sketches which reveal the life of a village community in the Middle West. They are in the form of epitaphs in a kind of 'free verse'
28 editions published between 1962 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A series of character sketches which reveal the life of a village community in the Middle West. They are in the form of epitaphs in a kind of 'free verse'
American sports poems by
May Swenson(
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2 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 1,072 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poems on sports, ranging from solo running, hunting, and fighting, to football and baseball from the spectator's point of view
2 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 1,072 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poems on sports, ranging from solo running, hunting, and fighting, to football and baseball from the spectator's point of view
The centaur by
May Swenson(
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9 editions published between 1911 and 2007 in English and held by 1,014 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Re-creates the joy of riding a stick horse through a small-town summer
9 editions published between 1911 and 2007 in English and held by 1,014 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Re-creates the joy of riding a stick horse through a small-town summer
New & selected things taking place : poems by
May Swenson(
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10 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To mix with time : new and selected poems by
May Swenson(
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13 editions published between 1963 and 1964 in English and held by 881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of poetry
13 editions published between 1963 and 1964 in English and held by 881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of poetry
Nature : poems old and new by
May Swenson(
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9 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The special quality of Swenson's work has won her love and praise from all schools of poetry. "Surely no one, scientist or poet," wrote poet laureate Howard Nemerov, "has seen things ... so clearly as she, and surely no one has made seeing and saying so nearly one." Her visions, though idiosyncratic, appeal to every kind of viewer. In this wonderful collection, the reader will find poems in rhyme and out of it, poems in odd shapes and forms, poems of praise and observation and sensuous delight. They gather themselves under rubrics of the natural world: Frontispieces, Selves, Days, Feathers, Makings, Instincts, Heavens, Visions, Waters, and an Afterpiece. To enter the ocean of these poems is to enter the ocean of the self, a self that feels itself at one with the natural world
9 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The special quality of Swenson's work has won her love and praise from all schools of poetry. "Surely no one, scientist or poet," wrote poet laureate Howard Nemerov, "has seen things ... so clearly as she, and surely no one has made seeing and saying so nearly one." Her visions, though idiosyncratic, appeal to every kind of viewer. In this wonderful collection, the reader will find poems in rhyme and out of it, poems in odd shapes and forms, poems of praise and observation and sensuous delight. They gather themselves under rubrics of the natural world: Frontispieces, Selves, Days, Feathers, Makings, Instincts, Heavens, Visions, Waters, and an Afterpiece. To enter the ocean of these poems is to enter the ocean of the self, a self that feels itself at one with the natural world
Collected poems by
May Swenson(
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4 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first comprehensive edition of May Swenson's work, gathering all of the poems she published in the collections Another Animal (1954), A Cage of Spines (1958), To Mix with Time (1963), Half Sun Half Sleep (1967), Iconographs (1970), New and Selected Things Taking Place (1978), and In Other Words (1987), as well as an extensive selection of previously uncollected poems
4 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first comprehensive edition of May Swenson's work, gathering all of the poems she published in the collections Another Animal (1954), A Cage of Spines (1958), To Mix with Time (1963), Half Sun Half Sleep (1967), Iconographs (1970), New and Selected Things Taking Place (1978), and In Other Words (1987), as well as an extensive selection of previously uncollected poems
Iconographs : poems by
May Swenson(
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8 editions published in 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published in 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Half sun, half sleep : new poems by
May Swenson(
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9 editions published in 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems to solve by
May Swenson(
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8 editions published between 1966 and 1975 in English and held by 515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each of the 35 selections in this collection is a poem to solve. Pointing out the fact that more is hidden in poetry than in prose, Swenson offers first a group of riddle poems, in which the subject is not named in either the title or text, followed by other verses all of which contain various hidden elements of meaning
8 editions published between 1966 and 1975 in English and held by 515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each of the 35 selections in this collection is a poem to solve. Pointing out the fact that more is hidden in poetry than in prose, Swenson offers first a group of riddle poems, in which the subject is not named in either the title or text, followed by other verses all of which contain various hidden elements of meaning
The love poems of May Swenson by
May Swenson(
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8 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete poems to solve by
May Swenson(
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4 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and held by 324 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of the author's poetry, largely dealing with nature, which challenges the reader to guess the subject of each poem or a meaning not immediately obvious
4 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and held by 324 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of the author's poetry, largely dealing with nature, which challenges the reader to guess the subject of each poem or a meaning not immediately obvious
More poems to solve by
May Swenson(
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3 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of unusual poems, challenging the reader to decipher their meaning using shape and word clues
3 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of unusual poems, challenging the reader to decipher their meaning using shape and word clues
Of color braided all desire : music by
Eric Moe(
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3 editions published in 2015 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2015 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A cage of spines by
May Swenson(
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5 editions published in 1958 in English and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1958 in English and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
May out west : poems of May Swenson by
May Swenson(
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3 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 210 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Swenson's work about the West--the place of birth and of deep inspiration to her--into a memorable and inspiring work. Included are some Of her best-known poems, along with some that have never been collected before
3 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 210 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Swenson's work about the West--the place of birth and of deep inspiration to her--into a memorable and inspiring work. Included are some Of her best-known poems, along with some that have never been collected before
The complete love poems of May Swenson by
May Swenson(
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 162 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Anthology of contemporary American poetry by
George Abbe(
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2 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains thirteen contemporary readings by American poets. Selected and read by George Abbe. Descriptive notes are included
2 editions published in 1961 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains thirteen contemporary readings by American poets. Selected and read by George Abbe. Descriptive notes are included
Dear Elizabeth : five poems & three letters to Elizabeth Bishop by
May Swenson(
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4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Between 1950 and 1979, May Swenson and Elizabeth Bishop exchanged over 260 letters. Their letters have interested scholars of American poetry for the commentary they contain on important work that each poet was publishing at the time, but equally for what these letters reveal about the relationship between the two writers. In Dear Elizabeth, three letters and five poems from Swenson to Bishop, including an unfinished draft never published before, are gathered into one small volume with an insightful essay by scholar and poet Kirstin Hotelling Zona. This brief but intense collection offers a surprising and revealing glimpse of a complicated relationship between two very different women and very different poets, both of whom made unquestionably major contributions to American poetry of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Between 1950 and 1979, May Swenson and Elizabeth Bishop exchanged over 260 letters. Their letters have interested scholars of American poetry for the commentary they contain on important work that each poet was publishing at the time, but equally for what these letters reveal about the relationship between the two writers. In Dear Elizabeth, three letters and five poems from Swenson to Bishop, including an unfinished draft never published before, are gathered into one small volume with an insightful essay by scholar and poet Kirstin Hotelling Zona. This brief but intense collection offers a surprising and revealing glimpse of a complicated relationship between two very different women and very different poets, both of whom made unquestionably major contributions to American poetry of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET
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American poetry American poetry--Women authors Authorship Bishop, Elizabeth, Cello and piano music Cemeteries Children's poetry, American Cities and towns City and town life Concrete poetry Dead English horn and oboe music Epitaphs Feminism and literature Feminist poetry, American Flute and violin music Hadrian,--Emperor of Rome, Illinois Love poetry, American Middle West Moore, Marianne, Percussion ensembles Percussion music Piano music Poetry Poetry--Authorship Poetry of places Poets, American Self-control in literature Shakespeare, William, Sonatas (Piano) Song cycles Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble Songs (High voice) with piano Songs (Medium voice) with piano Sports String quartets String trios Swenson, May Thomas, Dylan, United States Viola and cello music Viola and piano music Violin and piano music Visual poetry Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied Vocal quartets with piano Women and literature Women poets Women poets, American
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May Swenson
May Swenson American poet
May Swenson amerikansk poet
May Swenson poetessa, drammaturga e traduttrice statunitense
May Swenson poétesse américaine
May Swenson poetisa estadounidense
May Swenson US-American poet
May Swenson US-amerikanische Dichterin
Swensen, May 1913-1989
Swenson, Anna Thilda May.
Swenson, Anna Thilda May, 1913-1989
Swenson, May.
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