The Love Poems of May Swenson [Paperback]

May Swenson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 11, 1991

This is a collection of sixty powerful love poems.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Her poems find the erotic in all forms of natural energy, and whether they speak of nebulae or horses or human love, are full of a wonderfully straightforward and ebullient sexuality." -- Richard Wilbur

About the Author

May Swenson (1913-1989) received many awards for her work, among them the Bollingen Prize and a MacArthur Fellowship. She published eleven volumes of poems during her lifetime.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books; 3rd prt. edition (November 11, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395592224
• ISBN-13: 978-0395592229
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,922,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Erotic Poem, Lives!, March 20, 1998

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This review is from: The Love Poems of May Swenson (Paperback)

May Swenson (l913-1989) was an extrodinary American poet. She won almost every award that could be garnedered for her times. She was friends with Elizabeth Bishop and most of the poetic powers that be. It is unfortunate that this often antholigized poet, is seldom seen in todays critical writings.

May's poems are the sensuous words of a woman that transcend the lovemaking to the realm of "love" itself. They are unusual in that speak directly to the on looker, and invite not a moral judging but offer the glow of unity and timelessness found in all very well written love poems of any era. The poems all basically celebrate the unity of two souls, but each poem says it uniquely.

In our day when so much is just obvious and sexuality is a tool to uncover the human face of love and not the mystery, we have these wonderful offerings from as honest and truthful a soul, who finds the process of love making eternal and in unity with all life. I highly recommend the book and further feel you will find the afternoon you spend with this extrodinary tome, wonderful, magical and a gift given.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HER POEMS CARESS..., August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Love Poems of May Swenson (Paperback)

THE BEAUTY OF MAY SWENSON'S POEMS IS THEY NEVER GET OLD. NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF TIMES YOU READ THEM, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING FRESH AND NEW TO DISCOVER. THE SENSUALITY IN HER WORKS IS SO STRONG, TO READ THEM IS TO FEEL CARESSED BY HER WORDS. DEFINITELY POEMS TO TAKE YOUR TIME READING BECAUSE HER USE OF WORDS AND IMAGES IS TRULY A PLEASURE TRIP FOR THE MIND.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HER POEMS CARESS..., August 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Love Poems of May Swenson (Paperback)

THE BEAUTY OF MAY SWENSON'S WORK IS THAT IT NEVER GROWS OLD. SENSUALITY IS FOREVER AND SHE CAPTURES MOMENTS BETWEEN LOVERS IN WAYS THAT REACH OUT AND CARESS YOU WHILE YOU READ THEM. HER IMAGES LEAVE YOU WITH A FEELING OF BREATHLESSNESS.

"I'D LET YOU WADE IN ME AND SEIZE ME WITH YOUR EAGER BROWN BEES' POWER A SWEET GLISTENING AT MY CORE."

YOU FIND YOURSELF COMPLETELY LOST IN THESE MOMENTS AS HER IMAGERY GRIPS YOU AND GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE LOSS OF TWO SELVES INTO EACH OTHER.