Swenson, May. 1956. “‘The Centaur’ Drafts.”, Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/elkin/item/59843

Title

"The Centaur" drafts

Description

Three typescript drafts of Swenson's childhood memory poem, frequently anthologized. It was first published in Western Review in 1956, and included in her second poetry collection, A Cage of Spines.

Date

circa 1956

Type

Manuscripts

Format

paper

jpeg

Creator

Swenson, May

Extent

four leaves, recto only

total of 23 leaves in folder

Language

English

Source

May Swenson Papers, Box 116 Folder 4168

Identifier

ms111-s02_1-b116-f4168-005
ms111-s02_1-b116-f4168-006
ms111-s02_1-b116-f4168-011
ms111-s02_1-b116-f4168-015

Rights

In copyright

Swenson, May. 1956. “‘The Centaur’ Drafts.”, Stanley and Joan Elkin’s Artistic Kingdom, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/elkin/item/59843