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Karen Swenson

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Karen Swenson
Born (1936-07-29) July 29, 1936 (age 88)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Poet
  • journalist
Alma materBarnard College
New York University

Karen Swenson (born July 29, 1936 New York City) is an American poet and journalist.

Life

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She grew up in Chappaqua, New York, and studied at Barnard College and New York University.[1]

Swenson has been Poet-in-Residence at Skidmore College, the University of Idaho, University of Denver, Clark University, Scripps College and Barnard College. She taught at City College, New York.[2]

Her work has appeared in The New York Times,[3] The Beloit Poetry Journal,[4] Paris Review,[5] American Poetry Review, "Saturday Review", and "The New Yorker".

Awards

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Works

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  • A daughter's latitude: new & selected poems. Copper Canyon Press. 1999. ISBN 978-1-55659-094-8.
  • The landlady in Bangkok. Copper Canyon Press. 1994. ISBN 978-1-55659-067-2.
  • A sense of direction. Smith. 1989. ISBN 978-0-912292-85-4.
  • East-West: poems. Confluence Press. 1980. ISBN 978-0-917652-23-3.
  • An attic of ideals. Doubleday. 1974. ISBN 978-0-385-08073-6.

Stories

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Anthologies

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Edited

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References

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  1. ^ "About Karen Swenson | Academy of American Poets".
  2. ^ "New York State Writers Institute - Karen Swenson".
  3. ^ "The New York Times - Search". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "S Author Index". Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  5. ^ "Issue 73". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  6. ^ "Lannan Foundation - Karen Swenson". www.lannan.org. Archived from the original on 2004-11-14.
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