{"product_id":"creature-the-life-and-loves-of-may-swenson-paperback","title":"Creature: The Life and Loves of May Swenson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1936, twenty-three-year-old May Swenson boarded a bus heading east out of her Mormon hometown of Logan, Utah. Her destination was New York City, where she had a single goal: become a poet. \u003ci\u003eCreature\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how this small-town woman fought to achieve her dreams in the Depression-era big city, keeping a roof over her head and honing her craft as she pursued romantic relationships with both men and women. After decades of struggle, Swenson became one of mid-century America's most beloved and prolific poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it that makes her poetry so extraordinary? How did she see and reveal the world? How did she teach the art of poetry? And how does her work interact with her Mormon roots? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more in this artfully written biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Carter is the author of \u003ci\u003eVirginia Sorensen: Pioneering Mormon Author\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eSunstone\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eiPlates: Prophets, Priests, Rebels, and Kings\u003c\/i\u003e (with illustrator Jett Atwood), was named one of the Association for Mormon Letters' 100 significant works of Mormon literature, along with his edited collection, \u003ci\u003eMoth and Rust: Mormon Encounters with Death\u003c\/i\u003e. In recognition, he received the 2023 Smith-Pettit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters. He has a PhD in narrative studies and lives in Orem, Utah, with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736516440285,"sku":"9781560855392","price":28.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/IemxTHFScq9781560855392.webp?v=1789879904","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/creature-the-life-and-loves-of-may-swenson-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}