The Centaur drafts

Item

Swenson, May. 1956. “The Centaur Drafts.”, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 29, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/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.”, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 29, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/59843