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May Swenson
American poetry : the twentieth century
by The Library of America
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,384 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
American sports poems
by R. R./Swenson, May Knudson
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1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 1,208 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
New & selected things taking place : poems
by May Swenson
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6 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To mix with time : new and selected poems
by May Swenson
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10 editions published between 1963 and 1964 in English and held by 916 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In other words : new poems
by May Swenson
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9 editions published between 1987 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nature : poems old and new
by May Swenson
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5 editions published between 1994 and 2000 in English and held by 838 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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5 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 619 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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4 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 595 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems to solve
by May Swenson
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7 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 566 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
Half sun, half sleep : new poems
by May Swenson
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5 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The love poems of May Swenson
by May Swenson
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5 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete poems to solve
by May Swenson
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2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 358 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 352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A collection of unusual poems, challenging the reader to decipher their meaning using shape and word clues
A cage of spines
by May Swenson
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4 editions published in 1958 in English and held by 269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spoon River anthology
by Edgar Lee Masters
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21 editions published between 1962 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 248 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A series of character sketches which reveal the life of a village community in the Midwest. They are in the form of epitaphs in verse
The centaur
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5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "First published in 1955, May Swenson's "The Centaur" remains one of her most popular and most anthologized poems. This is its first appearance as a picture book for children. In images bright and brisk and nearly tangible, the poet re-creates the joy of riding a stick horse through a small-town summer. We find ourselves, with her, straddling "a long limber horse with ... a few leaves for a tail," and pounding through the lovely dust along the path by the old canal. As her shape shifts from child to horse and back, we know exactly what she feels. Sherry Meidell's water-color illustrations perfectly convey the wit and wisdom of May Swenson's poem. These are playful, satisfying images full of vitality and imagination. Meidell handles the joy of poem's fantasy and the joy of its occasional naughtiness with equal success."--Publisher's description
May out west : poems of May Swenson
by May Swenson
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3 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 214 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
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 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The complete love poems of May Swenson
by May Swenson
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poetry and voice of May Swenson
by May Swenson
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4 editions published in 1976 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide more
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American poetry American poetry--Women authors Authorship Bishop, Elizabeth, 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, Horses Illinois Imaginary companions Imagination Love poetry, American Manners and customs Middle West Moore, Marianne, Piano music Poetry Poetry, Modern Poetry--Authorship Poetry of places Poets, American Quintets (Guitar, violins (2), viola, cello) Self-control in literature Shakespeare, William, Song of Solomon (Music) Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble Songs (High voice) with piano Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble Songs (Medium voice) with piano Sports String trios Swenson, May Thomas, Dylan, United States United States, West Viola and piano music Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied Vocal quartets with piano Women and literature Women poets Women poets, American
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Swensen, May 1913-1989
Swenson, May.
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