Swenson, May
Born: May 28, 1919 AD
Died: 1989 AD, at 70 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Playwrights, Poets, Writers
Died: 1989 AD, at 70 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Playwrights, Poets, Writers
1919 - May Swenson, born on the 28th of May in Logan, Utah. She was a United States poet and playwright.
1939 - Attended Utah State University in Logan in class of 39', where she received a bachelor's degree.
1959 - 1966 - She worked as an editor at New Directions publishers.
1980 - 1989 - She also served as a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets.
1989 - Died on the 4th of December in Bethany Beach, Delaware.
1939 - Attended Utah State University in Logan in class of 39', where she received a bachelor's degree.
1959 - 1966 - She worked as an editor at New Directions publishers.
1980 - 1989 - She also served as a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets.
1989 - Died on the 4th of December in Bethany Beach, Delaware.
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