May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, February 12, 1979

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Swenson, May. 1979. “May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, February 12, 1979”. May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, June 24, 1958, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed July 14, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/60050

Title: May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, February 12, 1979
Description: In this handwritten letter, Swenson thanks Bishop for her influence in making Swenson a chancellor at the Academy of American Poets, and mentions Bishop's latest published poem. It was one of the last poem she sent to her longtime friend. Bishop died that October.
Date: 1979: February 12
Type: Personal correspondence
Format: paper; jpeg
Creator: Swenson, May
Extent: one leaf, recto and verso
Language: English
Relation: May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, June 24, 1958; May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, June 30, 1965.; May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, October 31, 1963; May Swenson to Elizabeth Bishop, September 25, 1963; "Dear Elizabeth" drafts
Source: May Swenson Papers Box 104 Folder 4016
Identifier: MSS111_I-3_Swenson_to_Elizabeth_Bishop_19790212_01
MSS111_I-3_Swenson_to_Elizabeth_Bishop_19790212_02
Rights: In copyright