The Key to Everything: May Swenson, A Writer's Life
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2025. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo [24cm]. Blue paper over boards. New / New. Item #70573
ISBN: 9780691247236
"May Swenson (1913–1989) was one of the most important and original poets of the twentieth century. The Key to Everything is a biography of this experimental American modernist that draws directly from her unpublished diaries and her letters to friends, family, and colleagues, most notably Elizabeth Bishop. In 1952, Swenson wrote in her diary, “I want to confirm my life in a narrative—my Lesbianism, the hereditary background of my parents, grandparents, origins in the ‘old country.’” Taking up Swenson’s uncompleted autobiographical plan, Margaret Brucia tells Swenson’s story as much as possible through her own words." From the Publisher.
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