New and Selected Things Taking Place (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: May Swenson
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Nature, Science or scientists, Space flight or travel, Emotions, Birds, Horses, Animals, Senses or sensation, Astronauts
Form and Content
New and Selected Things Taking Place brings together more than a quarter-century’s worth of May Swenson’s best verse. Together with In Other Words (1989), a collection published two years before her death, this volume provides an excellent overview of Swenson’s skill, range, and development as a respected voice in contemporary American poetry.
The book, which contains works from Swenson’s five previous volumes of poetry, reveals the wide range of subjects and forms with which she worked. Although she was sometimes characterized as a...
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