May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, September 25, 1963

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Swenson, May. 1963. “May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, September 25, 1963”. "Dear Elizabeth" Drafts, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 29, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/25927

Title: May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, September 25, 1963
Description: In this typed letter [carbon] Swenson thanks Bishop for the Samba record that she sent to her. Swenson suggests that Bishop write articles about South American Jazz for The New Yorker or Esquire. She asks if Bishop if she has any pictures or articles from Lota's show at the Museum of Modern Art. Swenson tells Bishop that she wrote a poem (eventually published as "Dear Elizabeth") about some Bica Lacquas (birds) that Bishop described in a recent letter. She will send the poem to Bishop when it is finished. Swenson also mentions she has won a Ford grant for a theatre project.
Date: 1963: September 25
Type: Personal correspondence
Format: Paper; JPEG
Creator: Swenson, May
Extent: 2 leaves, recto only
Language: English
Relation: "Dear Elizabeth" drafts
Source: May Swenson Papers (MS111) - Box 104, Folder 4009
Identifier: MSS111_I-3_Swenson_to_Elizabeth_Bishop_19630925_01.jpg
MSS111_I-3_Swenson_to_Elizabeth_Bishop_19630925_02.jpg
Rights: In Copyright
Subject: Swenson, May--Correspondence