Karen Swenson was born on July 29, 1936 in New York City, NY. American poet and journalist known for The Landlady in Bangkok, A Sense of Direction, East-West: Poems, and other works. She was the 1993 recipient of A National Poetry Series Award.
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About
American poet and Journalist known for The Landlady in Bangkok, A Sense of Direction, East-West: Poems, and other works. She was the 1993 recipient of A National Poetry Series Award.
Before Fame
She studied at New York University and Barnard College. She published her debut poetry collection, An Attic of Ideals, in 1974.
Trivia
Her poetic work, A Daughter's Latitude, recounts both foreign travel and metaphorical trips to childhood landscapes.
Family Life
She was born in New York City and raised in Chappaqua, New York.
Associated With
She and former North Carolina Poet Laureate Fred Chappell were both born in 1936.
