"Dear Elizabeth" drafts
Item
Swenson, May. 1964. “‘Dear Elizabeth’ Drafts”. May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, September 25, 1963, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/24909
- Title
- "Dear Elizabeth" drafts
- Description
- Two pages of typescript drafts of "Dear Elizabeth" with holograph corrections and notes by May Swenson. Swenson refers to a letter from Bishop as informing her edits. There are 23 draft leaves total.
- In a cover page to the drafts, Swenson notes she began writing the poem on September 17, 1963 in New York City, and it was published in THE NEW YORKER, October 9, 1965.
- Published in HALF SUN HALF SLEEP (1967)
- Date
- 1964: September 21
- Type
- Epistolary poetry
- Format
- Paper
- JPEG
- Creator
- Swenson, May
- Contributor
- Bishop, Elizabeth
- Extent
- 2 leaves, recto only
- Language
- English
- Relation
-
May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, September 25, 1963
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Poem selections for "Half Sun Half Sleep"
- Identifier
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MSS111_II-1_dear_elizabeth_08.jpg
MSS111_II-1_dear_elizabeth_09.jpg - Rights
- In copyright
- Subject
- Swenson, May--Authorship
Swenson, May. 1964. “‘Dear Elizabeth’ Drafts”. May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, September 25, 1963, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/24909