However, despite acclaim from fellow poets such as Hayden Carruth, May Swenson, and Denise Levertov, critical reaction was generally negative and Reznikoff once again found himself publishing his own work.
The poem Unconscious came a beauty by May Swenson mentions the "Red-spotted purple" (or the similar looking Mourning cloak) - a butterfly that makes her pause in her writing.
For the last twenty years of her life, she lived in Sea Cliff, New York.
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Judges for the competition have included Mary Oliver, Maxine Kumin, John Hollander, Mark Doty, Alice Quinn, Harold Bloom, Garrison Keillor, Edward Field and others from the first tier of American letters.
William D. Swenson | May Swenson | Ruth Ann Swenson | Rick Swenson | Olaf Swenson | Dale Swenson | Brett Swenson |
The first issue was 32 pages and included the work of Richmond Lattimore, May Swenson, Philip Larkin, James Wright, and William Stafford.