The Love Poems of May Swenson

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.

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.

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.