"The Cross Spider" drafts

Item

Swenson, May. 1977. “‘The Cross Spider’ Drafts.”, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/25943

Title
"The Cross Spider" drafts
Description
Typed draft copies of "The Cross Spider" with typescript and holograph annotations by May Swenson. Articles concerning the experiment of sending spiders into space and similar topics accompany the draft pages in the folder, 40 leaves total.
Published in IN OTHER WORDS (1987)
Date
1977: February 28
1983: November 29
Type
Animal poetry
Format
paper
JPEG
Creator
Swenson, May
Extent
5 leaves, recto only
Language
English
Source
May Swenson Papers (MSS111) - Box 116, Folder 4194
Identifier
MSS111_II_1_I_The_Cross_Spider_07.jpg
MSS111_II_1_I_The_Cross_Spider_08.jpg
MSS111_II_1_I_The_Cross_Spider_37.jpg
MSS111_II_1_I_The_Cross_Spider_38.jpg
MSS111_II_1_I_The_Cross_Spider_39.jpg
Rights
In copyright
Subject
Swenson, May, 1919-1989

Swenson, May. 1977. “‘The Cross Spider’ Drafts.”, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/25943