May Swenson CD

1985. Introduced by Howard Moss.

As Library Journal has noted of this recording, May Swenson's poems are "wellcrafted views of the outside world."

Many of the poems can be found in her remarkable collection, Nature, which was published posthumously in 1994. Anthony Hecht has said that Swenson was "one of the surest poets, clear-eyed and absolute in her delineations, inventive beyond any expectation, deeply American, highspirited,... [her] achievement is enormous, luminous, and generous."

Length: 35 min.

Track List

1. Introduction by Howard Moss
2. Strawberrying
3. Bison Crossing Near Mt. Rushmore
4. The People Wall
5. The James Bond Movie
6. Wednesday at the Waldorf
7. A Hurricane at Sea
8. Too Late
9. That the Soul May Wax Plump
10. Feel Me to Do Right
11. I Look at My Hand
12. Morning at Point Doom
13. Introduction to "The Cross Spider"
14. The Cross Spider
15. Innards
16. Summerfall